Earmarks Bad; Grants Good?
Agency wants bigger bus fleet
GO bg seeks $878,000 in grants
Agency wants bigger bus fleet
GO bg seeks $878,000 in tax money
Which is more accurate? I wish the Daily News would stop referring to money obtained from taxing citizens as “grants.”
Earmarking is starting to gain some traction as being a no-no at the federal level. Earmarks are special projects slipped into highly important, sure-to-pass legislation at the last minute. But these “earmarks” at the federal level become grants at the local level.
The transition from “bad” (earmark) to “good” (grant) is made possible by your local newspaper.
BTW: neither of our Senators are disclosing their earmarks, nor revealing if they have any earmarks.