Give Back the Pork
Ron Utt proposed that state’s could give back some of their pork projects recently passed in the bloated federal highway bill. Now some people are beginning to take the idea seriously. Specifically the people of Bozeman, Montana who have started the ball rolling by petitioning the city council to give back $4 million for a parking garage. Since there were over 6,000 “earmarks” in the federal highway bill, many that have absolutely nothing to do with higways, there is plenty to give back. Let’s hope this idea catches on. Read more here.