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# Extraordinary Expense
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## Definition
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Government expenditures beyond normal operating costs, particularly those
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incurred for special purposes like paying bounties or subsidies to specific
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industries or traders.
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## Source Chapter
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Book IV, Chapter 5
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## Context
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Smith argues that the extraordinary expenses of bounties represent only a
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small part of their total cost to society, with the larger burden coming
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from market distortions and capital misallocation.
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## Economic Domain
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Distribution
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