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Originally Posted by Azure
Well, if things are put through the proper channels, you reduce spending, because you won't have an insane amount of science grants going out every year. But by funding these 'projects' with earmarks, the grants that would get turned down are being funded anyways.
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I'm not sure what you mean about proper channels. Proper channels to me means letting people spend their own money.
From what I understand, if these 'projects' are not earmarked, the money is wasted elsewhere.
Ron Paul on earmarks: