A voter can see his rep's grants and, if they are disagreeable, he may prefer another rep in the next election. Reps are individually responsible and accountable for their use of public funds. Contrast this with the convoluted series of votes and backroom deals that now lead to budgets for governments and organizations. Opposition parties often announce they would increase spending for education or health care or whatever their voters want. But if they were in power, they might do what their corporate allies want.
Spending bills are often among the most contentious of all legislation.
Fair shares change that because reps cannot overwhelm rivals to seize their share of the budget. They must persuade or trade with each another as equals in order to get more of what they want. This redistribution of spending power has little affect on policies. Every agency spends all of its budget on policies enacted by a majority voting rule. This budget rule is not an elimination procedure, so it cannot select and reject candidates , policies or projects .