Federal budget cuts: Bureaucrats trim the meat, not the fat

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Department of Economics, University of Maryland Baltimore County, 5401 Wilkens Avenue, 21228, Catonsville, MD
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I would like to thank Gordon Tullock for advice and encouragement. The usual disclaimer applies.

Laband, D.N. Federal budget cuts: Bureaucrats trim the meat, not the fat. Public Choice 41, 311–314 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00210365

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