In 2005, $320 million of the federal government's budget was allocated toward building a "bridge to nowhere" in alaska that connected two small towns. in 2006, $500,000 was allocated toward a teapot museum in north carolina, $1 million toward a water-free urinal initiative in michigan, and $4.5 million toward a museum and park at an abandoned mine in maine. these projects were requested by specific legislators in order to boost their popularity in their constituencies. these types of expenditures are known as- o a. pork belly spending. o b. over-the-barrel spending. 0 c, pork barrel spending. o d. sunk costs.