Earmarks placed on legislation that mandate spending on "pet items" in a specific legislative district. Things like Alaska's bridge to nowhere or the National Mule Museum.
It is usually explained that it derives from the practice of providing a barrel of salt pork to slaves, as a reward or to celebrate a special occasion. The barrel was set out by the landowner at a...
This is when public (taxpayer) money is used by politicians without serving the interests the common good of its citizens . Instead, it is used to benefit specific interests of a small group of...
The term "pork barrel spending" refers to wasteful or unnecessary spending, primarily for political reasons. The "pork" is government dollars spent in the home districts of legislative...
"Pork" is legislation within a bill that gives money to a certain interest group or cause that has nothing to do with the main part of the bill. The benefits of having no pork is not feeding federal...