The Trough Remains Open
25 January 2009
News Editor, WTOP Radio
Washington, DC
Dear Sir or Madam:
You report today that "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."
This news is as surprising as January snow in Buffalo. As my colleague Russ Roberts points out, pork is as inseparable from government spending as it is from ham sandwiches.
Sincerely,
Donald J. Boudreaux
Chairman, Department of Economics
George Mason University
News Editor, WTOP Radio
Washington, DC
Dear Sir or Madam:
You report today that "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."
This news is as surprising as January snow in Buffalo. As my colleague Russ Roberts points out, pork is as inseparable from government spending as it is from ham sandwiches.
Sincerely,
Donald J. Boudreaux
Chairman, Department of Economics
George Mason University
Posted by Don Boudreaux on
Monday June 29, 2009 at 8:34am