When the budget is on Auto Pilot, there is little flexibility for Congress.
The Budget Autopilot Challenge
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Mandatory vs Discretionary vs Entitlements: a simple explainer
Federal Budget Terms – Mandatory, Entitlements, Discretionary – Explained. The Key to understand Federal Spending.
Federal Budget Process
Explainer: Our National Budget, how it works Our...
The National Debt: Explained
National Debt: What is it? Is it good or bad? How does it work? Who holds it?
The Anti-Deficiency Act: Explainer
Anti-Deficiency Act: History and Functions The Anti-Deficiency Act (ADA) is Congress’s principal enforcement mechanism for its constitutional “power of the purse.”...
Budgets and the Wisdom of Moms
Budgets, and Life Lessons from Mom
Government Shutdown: Open, Closed, Slowed
Government Shutdown: simple reference to what stays open, closed, paused, or reduced during the budget stalemate.
Surplus & Deficits and National Debt
Defining Surplus, Deficits, and National Debt. Making it all make sense.
Sputnik, Cold War boost to Education?
Federal Spending, much ado about very little, or big deal. What have we learned since Sputnik?
