http://blog.heritage.org/2008/07/30/why-earmarks-matter/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:29:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://blog.heritage.org/2008/07/30/why-earmarks-matter/#comment-3195 FrontBurner » Blog Archive » Hensarling: Don’t Let Airlines Play The Victim Card Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:49:48 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/2008/07/30/why-earmarks-matter/#comment-3195 [...] of Jeb Hensarling, he has an article up on National Review blasting the “Coaltion To Stop Oil Speculators,” a lobbying effort in Congress which is [...] [...] of Jeb Hensarling, he has an article up on National Review blasting the “Coaltion To Stop Oil Speculators,” a lobbying effort in Congress which is [...]

]]> http://blog.heritage.org/2008/07/30/why-earmarks-matter/#comment-3194 FrontBurner » Blog Archive » Why Earmarks Matter Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:31:42 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/2008/07/30/why-earmarks-matter/#comment-3194 [...] Carroll of the Heritage Foundation now has a chart up which argues for a correlation between increased earmarks and out-of-control government spending. And that doesn’t even include the attendant corruption (hello there, Sen. Ted Stevens). [...] [...] Carroll of the Heritage Foundation now has a chart up which argues for a correlation between increased earmarks and out-of-control government spending. And that doesn’t even include the attendant corruption (hello there, Sen. Ted Stevens). [...]

]]> http://blog.heritage.org/2008/07/30/why-earmarks-matter/#comment-3198 tom cuddihy, Key Wes Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:42:25 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/2008/07/30/why-earmarks-matter/#comment-3198 Actually what that graph shows is that earmarks and spending are two entirely dissimilar functions related only in amplitude--which makes sense since you're comparing apples to oranges, entitlement spending makes up 80% of all federal spending yet contains no earmarks. Earmarks are essentially noise to that massive signal. Try the same comparison with discretionary spending and earmarks and you may actually find something interesting. Actually what that graph shows is that earmarks and spending are two entirely dissimilar functions related only in amplitude–which makes sense since you're comparing apples to oranges, entitlement spending makes up 80% of all federal spending yet contains no earmarks. Earmarks are essentially noise to that massive signal. Try the same comparison with discretionary spending and earmarks and you may actually find something interesting.

]]> http://blog.heritage.org/2008/07/30/why-earmarks-matter/#comment-3173 More on Stevens’ earmarks Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:16:06 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/2008/07/30/why-earmarks-matter/#comment-3173 [...] also found this piece (hat tip InstaPundit) of interest — and would add one more wrinkle for people to think about. [...] [...] also found this piece (hat tip InstaPundit) of interest — and would add one more wrinkle for people to think about. [...]

]]> http://blog.heritage.org/2008/07/30/why-earmarks-matter/#comment-3164 C. Kajdan, Palmer, AK 99645 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:17:02 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/2008/07/30/why-earmarks-matter/#comment-3164 What did the spending picture look like prior to "94? What did the spending picture look like prior to “94?

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