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The Agency's Gone, But it's Not Forgotten
One of the few Contract With America-targeted federal government agencies actually shut down was the U.S. Travel and Tourism Administration, which was euthanized in 1996. But as the Arizona Republic reports, you don't necessarily need a federal agency to spend federal tax dollars:
[T]he United States is spending $8 million in a television, billboard and Internet campaign that plays off United Kingdom interest in the U.S. entertainment industry.
The advertisements, which began Dec. 19 and run through mid-February, say: "You've seen the film, now visit the set," and shows iconic U.S. scenes, including Arizona's Grand Canyon.
Congress allocated $6 million of the money ($2 million came from destinations) for the pilot international campaign, the first money dedicated for international marketing since elimination of the U.S. Travel and Tourism Administration in 1996. [...]
Congress allocated another $9.8 million for international marketing this fiscal year, which will be divided among the United Kingdom and Canada and/or Japan
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|2.2.05 @ 1:10PM|#
Sounds about right. :(
|2.2.05 @ 2:27PM|#
Matt - I like the Neil Young reference!
But I wonder, is it better for a government program to burn out, than to fade away?