Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Benjamin Franklin: Question #4

Upon his involvement in expanding the printing and circulation of paper money, Franklin states, “My friends there (in the House), who conceived I had been of some service, thought fit to reward me by employing me in printing the money; a very profitable job and a great help to me.” This sounds very similar to the pork barreling and large government contracts we so often hear complaints of. Is this something that has always happened? Is there anything in Franklin’s biography that would lead you to think that he would disagree with the way those contracts are awarded today?

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