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Old 09-21-2010, 11:56 AM   #1
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I suspect after the first go-around the IRS would have to hold a bake sale to buy themselves office supplies...
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Old 09-21-2010, 12:04 PM   #2
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Everybody would fund their own pet projects, and the infrastructure would fall apart. And then suddenly everyone would be like, "hey, how come the bridges are falling down?"
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Old 09-21-2010, 02:04 PM   #3
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Everybody would fund their own pet projects, and the infrastructure would fall apart. And then suddenly everyone would be like, "hey, how come the bridges are falling down?"
Sounds like a city not very far from me.....

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Old 09-21-2010, 02:06 PM   #4
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Sounds like a city not far from everybody.
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Old 09-21-2010, 03:30 PM   #5
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I suspect after the first go-around the IRS would have to hold a bake sale to buy themselves office supplies...
Ironically, they would probably need triple the budget under this scheme, to keep track of all of the earmarks.
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