WHO: Economic Development Administration WHAT: In the midst of a debt crisis, the Senate unanimously passed a bill authorizing increased EDA funding from $300 million to $500 million. EDA uses federal dollars to fund pet projects. For example, it gave a $2 million grant to build a “culinary amphitheater,” wine tasting room and gift shop at the Port of Benton and the Walter Clore Wine and Culinary Center in Richland, Wash.
WHY IT’S AN OUTRAGE: We don’t need government-managed gastronomy or a government-managed economy.
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