Pork Barrel

What is Pork Barrel?


1.

the use of government funds for private projects. These projects usually benefit campaign contributers or a certain constituency. the pork is usually earmarked to appropriations bills, so that they will be guaranteed passage in Congress.

A highway bill in 2005 was filled with pork barrel politics, including more than $900 million for private projects in Alaska.

The 2007 Defense and Homeland Security Appropriations Act included over $13 billion in pork.

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2.

the funding of projects that a localized to a specific area but with the costs spread across all taxpayers

Pork barrel spending is an 800 pound gorilla. Many politicians say they will stop it but don't.

See americanism, pork, politics

3.

1. A portly or rotund person.

2. A person with a fat stomach.

3. A witty insult, making light of someones excess weight

hey pork barrel, when was the last time you saw your cock?

See fat, fatty, tubs, tubby, portly, rotund, chubby, beer gut


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