Posted on 09/19/2010 3:45:23 AM PDT by radioone
The profoundly unpopular Obamacare bill would have died an ignominious death had Sen. Ben "Cornhusker Kickback" Nelson, D-Neb., Sen. Mary "Louisiana Purchase" Landrieu, D-La., and Sen. Bill "Florida Flim Flam" Nelson, D-Fla., not traded their votes for hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars to redistribute to their constituents. And for the record, earmarks don't help local economies, as demonstrated by a recent Harvard study that concluded federal pork kills jobs and stifles growth by fostering dependence on government money.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
Agreed but earmarks are just a symptom.
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