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The longer the time members spend on Capitol Hill, the more they lose sight of the fact that every dollar they spend is a dollar confiscating from hard-working taxpayers who have a right to their earn... 0.500

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Simplified: Longer members spend on Capitol Hill more they lose sight of fact that every dollar they spend is confiscating from taxpayers

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Corporate welfare can also take the form of regulations or barriers to trade that protect businesses from open competition. 0.500

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Simplified: Corporate welfare can also take form of regulations or barriers to trade that protect businesses from open competition

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Some of the recipients include the Brewers Association, the Pet Food Institute, Sunkist Growers, Welch's Food, and the Wine Institute. 0.500

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Simplified: Recipients include Brewers Association Pet Food Institute Sunkist Growers Welch's Food and Wine Institute

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U.S. taxpayers fund the purchases of weapons by foreign governments through this program, which costs more than $4 billion annually. 0.500

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Simplified: U S taxpayers fund purchases of weapons by foreign governments through Foreign Military Financing program costing more than $4 billion annually

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Also, committee chairpersons often buy votes in support of fiscally irresponsible bills by including funds for projects in the districts of committee members. 0.500

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Simplified: Committee chairpersons often buy votes by including funds for projects in districts of committee members

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The result is that the two projects get approved, even though each imposes net costs on society and benefits only a minority of voters. 0.500

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Simplified: The two projects get approved even though each imposes net costs on society and benefits only a minority of voters

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It is possible for the president and congressional leaders to counter these pro-spending biases by the use party discipline. 0.500

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Simplified: President and congressional leaders can counter pro-spending biases by using party discipline

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For example, it backed the risky overseas ventures of Enron Corporation and it providing $243 million in loans to bogus Mexican companies, including drug cartels. 0.500

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Simplified: Export-Import Bank backed risky overseas ventures of Enron Corporation provided $243 million in loans to bogus Mexican companies including drug cartel...

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This program, which costs more than $100 million annually, gives grants to companies for technology research. 0.500

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Simplified: Advanced Technology Program gives grants to companies for technology research costing more than $100 million annually

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They can ensure that members stand together in support of budget restraint, which occurred for a few years in the mid-1990s. 0.500

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Simplified: They can ensure members stand together in support of budget restraint which occurred in mid-1990s

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Corporate welfare can be direct cash payments to businesses, such as aid to farmers, or it can be indirect business support, such as when the government performs research for particular industries. 0.500

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Simplified: Corporate welfare can be direct cash payments to businesses or indirect business support

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The key to the program's political success is that its benefits are more geographically concentrated that its costs. 0.500

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Simplified: The key to program's political success is benefits are more geographically concentrated than costs

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Because projects A and B would fail with stand-alone votes, McConnell, Cochran, and Collins enter an agreement for mutual support of the two projects. 0.500

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Simplified: Projects A and B would fail with stand-alone votes McConnell Cochran and Collins enter agreement for mutual support

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It shows a hypothetical project that creates benefits of $40 and costs taxpayers $50, and is thus a loser for the nation. 0.500

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Simplified: A hypothetical project creates $40 in benefits costs taxpayers $50 is a loser for the nation

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Nonetheless, the project gains a majority vote, assuming that legislators vote in the narrow interests of their districts. 0.500

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Simplified: The project gains a majority vote assuming legislators vote in narrow interests of their districts

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The pro-spending bias of congressional voting is strengthened by the complex web of vote trading, or logrolling, that often occurs. 0.500

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Simplified: Pro-spending bias of congressional voting is strengthened by logrolling

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Table 1 shows how Congress can pass special interest legislation in which the costs to society outweigh the benefits. 0.500

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Simplified: Table 1 shows how Congress can pass special interest legislation where costs outweigh benefits

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People who are frequently stoned can struggle to hold a job or take care of their families. 0.500

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Simplified: People who are frequently stoned can struggle to hold a job or take care of their families

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Only after months of seeing doctors did one finally confirm marijuana was the problem. 0.500

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Simplified: Only after months of seeing doctors did one finally confirm marijuana was the problem

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Marijuana and CBD companies have made false claims that their products can treat cancer and Alzheimer’s. 0.500

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Simplified: Marijuana and CBD companies have made false claims that their products can treat cancer and Alzheimer’s

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