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Earmarking is the budgeting practice of dedicating tax or other revenues to a specific program or. purpose. This practice typically involves depositing tax or other revenues into a special account. from which the legislature appropriates money for the designated purpose. Earmarking can be.
Legislators have found new ways (called lettermarking or phonemarking) to obtain these kinds of appropriations, though in smaller scale than before. Congressional earmarks and pork barrel spending have a long history in the United States. They have served important purposes that are too often overlooked. Most important, this kind of congressional spending has been vital to successful negotiation on Capitol Hill.