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Is pork barreling by politicians corrupt?

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For any one still in doubt about pork-barreling
by politicians, the following link explains
things beautifully:

http://www.crikey.com.au/2021/03/19/pork-barrelling-dirty-country/
Posted by Foxy, Sunday, 25 July 2021 2:07:32 PM
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Dear Steele,

Here's a link from The Age as to why politician's
pork barrelling should be made illegal:

http://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/there-s-every-reason-politicians-pork-barrelling-should-be-made-illegal-20210705-p586vy.html
Posted by Foxy, Monday, 26 July 2021 10:25:10 AM
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"All pigs are equal...politician pigs are more equal."
Posted by Albie Manton in Darwin, Monday, 26 July 2021 3:10:57 PM
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Of course it's a corrupt practice, as are many things government does, such as awarding contracts to mates or breaking them up into smaller components to avoid the public tender process.

The problem isn't so much the blatant misuse of taxpayers' money to buy votes it's the fact that so many people simply no seem to longer care.
Posted by rache, Tuesday, 27 July 2021 1:44:01 AM
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The Job of MPs is not only to represent their constituents but to push for their interests which includes funding for infrastructure etc in their constituency.

When hypocrites such as SR and Pauliar equally criticise the rampant pork-barreling by Labor and the greens under Juliar pouring $ms into the constituencies of Tony Whinger and Oakeshott to try and save them from the rage of their betrayed voters, then maybe there may be a case.
Posted by shadowminister, Wednesday, 28 July 2021 4:38:20 AM
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It's a fact that both parties have used "pork-barrelling" but this current bout - federally and in NSW is on a whole new scale.

I remember the outrage over Ros Kelly's whiteboard but when the NSW Premier admits shredding documents and deliberately deleting files that's more like corruption than opportunism.

Likewise when official advice on grant allocation is ignored and replaced by electorally based colour-coded spread sheets and handouts given during the caretaker period that's worthy of an ICAC style investigation.

It's like the dying days of the Howard era when that surplus he trumpeted in his last budget was all but spent by the time of the November election in a desperate attempt to buy votes.

I wonder if there will be much media scrutiny before the next election. I doubt it.
Posted by rache, Wednesday, 28 July 2021 9:06:56 AM
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