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Definitions by DimDawg

Shovel Ready 

Similar to pork-barrel spending.

1. Infrastructure projects that CANNOT be started quickly, EVEN when funds become available.

2. Plain old government waste.
On Oct.13 2010, in an Interview with the NYT, Obama said "there's no such thing as shovel ready projects."
Shovel Ready by DimDawg February 27, 2011