#porkbarrel — Public Fediverse posts
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A quotation from Theodore Roosevelt
The idea that our natural resources were inexhaustible still obtained, and there was as yet no real knowledge of their extent and condition. The relation of the conservation of natural resources to the problems of National welfare and National efficiency had not yet dawned on the public mind. The reclamation of arid public lands in the West was still a matter for private enterprise alone; and our magnificent river system, with its superb possibilities for public usefulness, was dealt with by the National Government not as a unit, but as a disconnected series of pork-barrel problems, whose only real interest was in their effect on the reëlection or defeat of a Congressman here and there — a theory which, I regret to say, still obtains.
Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) American politician, statesman, conservationist, writer, US President (1901–1909)
Autobiography, ch. 11 “The Natural Resources of the Nation” (1913)More about this quote: wist.info/roosevelt-theodore/5…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #theodoreroosevelt #teddyroosevelt #America #conservation #federalgovernment #landmanagement #naturalresources #porkbarrel #reclamation
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Cardinal decries ‘soft pork’ in health, social services
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Republican budget for the finest democracy that money can buy.
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#Philippine 2025 #Budget Bloated
" #Marcos Jr has agreed to his congressional allies’ election-year insertions in e national #government budget, reminiscent of e $172.07mil #porkbarrel #scandal of 2013.. recalling the #corruption tt characterized his father’s reign.. The annual budget has become a key congressional #reelection tool touted as pro-poor but one of e most #corrupt in Philippine #history.. “It's clear tt e budget wld make e poor poorer & e rich richer,”"🤔👎💸
https://www.asiasentinel.com/p/philippines-2025-budget-bloated-by-pork -
@senbillnelson 's outsized influence on #NASA over four decades is undisputed, but some of us in the #SpaceCommunity are concerned this may not be a feature 👎. Senator #Nelson’s imprint on the #SpaceProgram has led to grand pronouncements based on #unrealistic industry estimates, multibillion-dollar 💰 #cost overruns, years of schedule #delays and unmet expectations 😠 https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bill-nelson-isnt-the-best-choice-for-nasa-administrator/
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#SLS is a boondoggle. The conception and execution of the project has been a near-perfect example of #PorkBarrel politics. Pork barrels are lousy ways to advance technology. Just a fraction of the $23bn 💰 spent on the #SLS could make an enormous difference. https://www.economist.com/leaders/2022/08/28/nasas-newest-rocket-is-a-colossal-waste-of-money
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When Mr Bridenstine suggested in 2019 that America could return to the Moon 🌙 using #SpaceX’s #FalconHeavy, he provoked a row with Richard #Shelby, a senator from #Alabama who was then chairman of the Senate appropriations committee. Welcoming the #SLS in 2011, Mr Shelby said that #NASA’s exploration of space, “has always been and always will be through Marshall Space Flight Centre [in #Alabama].” https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2022/08/24/nasas-space-launch-system-is-yesterdays-rocket
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#PorkBarilaro : "You Can Have It All In #NSW" Remix 🥓 #JohnBarilaro and the #porkbarrel tapes 📼 #porkbarrelling #nswvotes #NSWVotes2023 #nswpol
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Australia's #corporatist party has been caught trying to gold plate a turd - the #gas industry and #fracking.
The #FourCorner's exposé aired Monday, revealing a motley crew of rightWing #thinkTankers and #lobbyists who headed up a "#CovidCommission". The finding of said "commission" were to put people to work on a #boondoggle, a #porkBarrel designed to poison our #water, our #aquifers and destroy any chance of combating #climateChange.
They're calling it a #GasLedRecovery, yuk.
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