One of the best ways to combat special interests, earmarks, pork, and any other rosy euphemisms for bribes, blackmail, and waste would be to make it the law that each bill proposed by Congress can only pertain to one subject; no more multi-paged amendments, strange add-ons, and strategic changes. We should also make it the law that every bill must have its cost posted and that it is illegal to give more money for that same project. If Congress said it will cost $10 million to do whatever, and it turns out it will really cost $30 million…guess what? It’s shut down. You wasted our money and you’re not getting a penny more. Do the job right or don’t do it at all!

The official wording of the provision – which was in the Confederate Constitution almost 150 years ago – states: All bills appropriating money shall specify in Federal currency the exact amount of each appropriation and the purposes for which it is made; and Congress shall grant no extra compensation to any public contractor, officer, agent, or servant, after such contract shall have been made or such service rendered.

I'm all for this. Pork barrel is just simply an insult that should not be tolerated.