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April 18, 2012

McDaniel – Entitlements eroding away nation’s stability

Many have been lured into viewing Uncle Sam as their sole source of support and hope, abdicating personal responsibility and self-government. As silver-tonged politicians seek votes and the gratification of their ruling passions, the unbridled growth of government, along with its perpetually expanding tax system, is the natural consequence of a population which no longer…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
April 18, 2012

CNN – Dramatic drop in earmarks’ number, cost

Report: Dramatic drop in earmarks’ number, cost Well over a year after Congress voluntarily imposed a ban on pork barrel spending, the number and cost of earmarks have dropped dramatically, a report said Tuesday — but the snouts are not out of the trough altogether. The 2012 database of pork-barrel projects compiled by the nongovernmental…