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What’s actually wrong with government pork?

By Timothy P. Carney
Published August 4, 2011 4:00am ET
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What’s actually wrong with government pork?
Porkbarrell spending provides for an interesting debate. I often think of the debate over things like The Bridge to Nowhere as having three levels: 1) The immediate level, on which a government project sounds absurd. 2) The secondary level, on which you might realize that this may in fact be a worthwhile expenditure. and (3) The […]

Porkbarrell spending provides for an interesting debate. I often think of the debate over things like The Bridge to Nowhere as having three levels:

1) The immediate level, on which a government project sounds absurd.

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