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Nelson was speaking to the culprits behind these odious arrangements, in Congress (including himself from his time in the Senate), who see the space agency as a piggy bank and cost-plus contracts as a way to deliver jobs to constituents and share price boosts to campaign funders.
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Daniel Vergano, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
Cartoon renderings of a piggy bank and a multigenerational family flash in the background, along with streaking brushes of color.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Aug. 2024
Venezuela’s authoritarian leaders raided the country’s piggy bank — its oil industry — draining it of investment and doling out billions to cronies to maintain their grip on power.
—Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
And remember, a second mortgage drains money from your home equity piggy bank.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 16 July 2024
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Daniel Vergano, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
Cartoon renderings of a piggy bank and a multigenerational family flash in the background, along with streaking brushes of color.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Aug. 2024
Venezuela’s authoritarian leaders raided the country’s piggy bank — its oil industry — draining it of investment and doling out billions to cronies to maintain their grip on power.
—Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
And remember, a second mortgage drains money from your home equity piggy bank.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 16 July 2024
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“Piggy bank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/piggy%20bank. Accessed 30 Sep. 2024.
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