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From the article "which this year total more than $30 million in the $26.7 billion spending bill"

A billion is 1000 million, so the total is 26,700 million dollars. The pork is 30 million. 30 into 26,700 is a fraction of 1 percent - check my math on this, my PDA should a negative number with an exponent.

If the FedGov had a budget with pork as a fraction of 1 percent, it would be hailed as "most responsible in the last century" - at least.

And the money in question is in LA, where half the population is under water and the other half under indictment. Don't forget, in Alaska a bridge costs $231 million. Even if you don't want it.

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A billion is 1000 million, so the total is 26,700 million dollars. The pork is 30 million. 30 into 26,700 is a fraction of 1 percent - check my math on this, my PDA *shows* a negative number with an exponent.

Crud - need to eat lunch, low blood sugar.....