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p> WASTE FORMULA br> Re: Paul Chesser's It's Not Just Pork : /p> p>I find it ironic that Congress so mistrusted the bureaucrats with federal money that they forced them to craft policies that conformed to OMB Circular 94 (circa 1992). This document requires a cost-benefit analysis so that the possibility of public policy providing the greatest good for the greatest number might survive in spite of human creativity tending to craft projects that cater to small and specific groups. Earmarking bypasses OMB Circular 94 provisions. Most programs, especially transportation projects, could not withstand the requirements of the cost-benefit analysis. Part of the reason is that economic multipliers for secondary spending and jobs are not allowed. If all agencies complied with these guidelines, the era of big government would be over. br> -- Danny L. Newton br> Cookeville, Tennessee /p> p> SPEED HACKING br> Re: Eric Peters's Make Speeding Impossible?

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