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Earmark Database: It's a Start | |
By ScottBittle on April 5th, 2007
The White House officially launched its database of congressional earmarks today. Anything that makes the budget process more transparent is a good thing, and this is a worthwhile start. But there are plenty of "buts" and "howevers" attached to the database. For example, the database can't tell you who sponsored the earmark (which is a critical piece of information). It can also be tough to figure out who ultimately benefits from the earmark, since the money may be tucked away in unlikely places. The Porkbusters are taking a crack at figuring that out, however. OMB Watch has its own set of doubts about the database, although on the whole they think it's a plus. So, with those provisos in mind, enjoy!
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Re: Earmark Database: It's a Start
When we are talking about government budget we people are inquisitive as to how or where the budget has been allocated. We should have the right of keeping track with the government fund. Transparency is indeed important, you let the public knew where the fund is going but also eliminate the controversy of possible graft and corruption case. Though there are some instances like in companies that got bad investments (because they didn't want to do something traditional, like sell something to customers that want what they sell) get to fix their books so that what is known to be bad is good. I'd give a heck of a cash advance to find out where FASB gets their logic.
Re: Earmark Database: It's a Start
We would need to be appreciate such steps yes always if and buts be there but good things they taken steps for making more transparent.
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