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In response to "STIMULUS! -- (link)" by Strongbad

Obama's earmark ban means nothing -- (link)

Posted by Strongbad (aka Rambler14) Jan 27 '09, 05:49

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President Barack Obama's ban on earmarks in the $825 billion economic stimulus bill doesn't mean interest groups, lobbyists and lawmakers won't be able to funnel money to pet projects. They're just working around it. (news.yahoo.com)

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actually it means quite a lot. - znufrii Jan 27, 06:06 9
- So in other words, the earmarks are still there, they're just called "ready-to-go local projects" ? - Strongbad Jan 27, 06:26 8
  - well, no. - znufrii Jan 27, 06:31 5
    - allocations of revenue in a bill that are directed to a specific project or recipient typically in a legislator�s home state or district -- nm - Strongbad the Belittler Jan 27, 06:36 3
      - Considering that this bill is specifically looking for state and local project to fund, you should probably take issue with the whole bill then. - ty97 Jan 27, 06:38 2
        
        All I'm doing is holding Obama to his "no earmark" policy. - Strongbad the Belittler Jan 27, 06:42 1
        
        And to be 100% accurate, I'm not holding Obama to it. Yet. - Strongbad the Belittler Jan 27, 06:44
    - generally I think you've conflated earmarks with pork. -- nm - znufrii Jan 27, 06:34
  - yep, it's exactly the same thing. - ty97 Jan 27, 06:27 1
    - Woo! -- nm - Strongbad the Belittler Jan 27, 06:28

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