The issue of earmarks is once again at the forefront, and the opposing sides are gathering their forces and arguments. Most see it as an issue that should have already been decided. You either believe it to be a benefit or see it as a scar on the political process; there’s little gray area in between.
While most politicians are quick to point out that “pork-barrel” spending, aka: “earmarks” is only a tiny fraction of the budget, what they fail to acknowledge is that the only way to get spending under control is to chip away at the budget in small increments. We’ll never achieve a balanced budget by slashing out hundreds of billions, but could possibly reach that goal if our “leaders” would just begin with a methodical approach to make small cuts in all areas of spending.
Let’s examine some of the arguments against banning earmarks:
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