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Pork barrel
Political tactic / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pork barrel, or simply pork, is a metaphor for the appropriation of government spending for localized projects secured solely or primarily to direct expenditures to a representative's district. The usage originated in American English, and it indicates a negotiated way of political particularism.
Not to be confused with Pork belly.
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