What makes earmarks objectionable is not merely the act of spending tax dollars. Rather it is the way earmarks are horse-traded for votes.
Simply stated, earmarks are the currency of corruption on Capitol Hill.
>>>Simply stated, earmarks are the currency of corruption on Capitol Hill.<<<
Nope. Over-budgeting is the currency of corruption on Capitol Hill. Earmarks simply make the over-budgeted money transparent.
“Rather it is the way earmarks are horse-traded for votes.”
Even slimier: Throwing earmarks on bills you know will pass and voting “nay” to look cool for your cult the way Cut and Run Paul does.
>> “Simply stated, earmarks are the currency of corruption on Capitol Hill.” <<
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No, really that is not true.
The currency of corruption is the entitlements; the earmarks amount to less than one thousandth of the total budget, and most voters aren’t even aware of the earmark expenditures.