pork barrel vs price

pork barrel

noun
  • A ready supply of income; one's livelihood. 

  • State funds as assigned for local or regional expenditure; especially, central money used for regional projects which are eyecatching or designed to appeal to voters. 

price

noun
  • The cost required to gain possession of something. 

  • Value; estimation; excellence; worth. 

  • The cost of an action or deed. 

verb
  • To determine the monetary value of (an item); to put a price on. 

How often have the words pork barrel and price occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )