[Kaj]

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Please stop intentionally mischaracterizing what I'm saying. Thanks.

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Then please address this point:

Boro: You just have to look at the alternatives as well, which is to take the responsibility for spending taxpayer dollars out of the hands of elected officials and put it into the hands of unelected officials. [THIS is a mischaracterization.]

Kaj: As I said in my second PM, every dollar spent by the federal govt is traceable to a line item in the budget -- and this is public info and in Congressional law just as clearly as earmarks. The only difference is that those line items are competed openly and awarded to the best proposal, whereas earmarks are funneled to a particular company through under-the-table communication and violation of fair competition laws.