Those who advocate smaller government also want more pork

Two from Max Speak, You Listen:

In the present period the escalation of pork arguably derives from the doctrine of limited government and from Republican control of all branches of government. If you want less pork, you should relax your ideological barriers to growth in government and throw the Republican bums out.

An interest in simplicity, in the context noted above, creates a bias in favor of local projects, many of dubious value. Animus to new national programs inspires the use of back-door, ad hoc activities financed with borrowed money.