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    Pork barrel spending refers to government spending for projects that provide benefits to specific constituencies or districts but whose costs are distributed among all taxpayers. Common examples include public works projects, some defense projects, and agricultural subsidies. Citizens Against Government Waste defines pork barrel spending as projects that meet several criteria, such as only being requested by one chamber of Congress, not being competitively awarded, and serving only local or special interests rather than the national interest.

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    Pork barrel spending refers to government spending for projects that provide benefits to specific constituencies or districts but whose costs are distributed among all taxpayers. Common examples include public works projects, some defense projects, and agricultural subsidies. Citizens Against Government Waste defines pork barrel spending as projects that meet several criteria, such as only being requested by one chamber of Congress, not being competitively awarded, and serving only local or special interests rather than the national interest.

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    Edit Source Edit: Economic Public Works Agricultural Subsidies

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    Pork barrel spending refers to government spending for projects that provide benefits to specific constituencies or districts but whose costs are distributed among all taxpayers. Common examples include public works projects, some defense projects, and agricultural subsidies. Citizens Against Government Waste defines pork barrel spending as projects that meet several criteria, such as only being requested by one chamber of Congress, not being competitively awarded, and serving only local or special interests rather than the national interest.

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    Typically, "pork" involves fundisca hwrbyjkng for government programs whose economic or service benefits are concentrated in a particular area but whose costs are spread among all taxpayers. Public worksprojects, certain national defense spending projects, and agricultural subsidies are the most commonly cited examples. Citizens Against Government Waste outlines seven criteria by which spending can be classified as "pork": 1. Requested by only one chamber of Congress 2. Not specifically authorized 3. Not competitively awarded 4. Not requested by the President 5. Greatly exceeds the Presidents budget request or the previous years funding 6. Not the subject of Congressional hearings 7. Serves only a local or special interest.
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