Asking the right question?
Here is a graphical representation of the federal expenditures as released by White House under President Obama in 2012. There are many question we shall face as demonstrated by graph.
Here are the questions:
1. The gap between the 3XL federal agencies and the rest of the federal government will widen. Will this cause a situation such as a "bully" effect between other agencies? We need to shrink the gaps and include legislation to provide a safeguards.
2. One or two agencies will have expenditure greater than a trillion dollars within next couple of years. Will public perception be like that of 1976 where the total federal expenditures reach a trillion dollars?
3. Historically, the U.S. Treasury Department has been very close to the top. However, in 2017, the gap will be noticeable. Will this have an effect on the U.S. economy? We need to find increase revenue streams.
4. If U.S. social classes are reflected from the U.S. Federal Expenditure graph, there is a widen gap between the "Rich and Poor." Historically, the Department of Defense has always been the "middle class." However, DoD appears to be the "rich." Will this affect the rate middle class in America are disappearing? Are we turning into a military state that will take away civil liberties through economic means? Is DoD advocating the rich while forgetting the poor (other smaller federal agencies).
5. Medicad and various health entitlements are lump sum into the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Why? Should there be a "break out" line for just Medicad/Medicare to better account for things? Is this a indicator of generational conflicts (i.e. Hippie/Vietnam Era vs Gulf War/Iraq/Afghanistan Era)?
5. The cuts in the military mirror the same cuts during Desert Shield/Storm. These cuts are linear versus a substantial and meaniful exponential cut. However, the commitments of the U.S. Government today are different than in the President Clint Era. Therefore, cuts in military spending may include sliding back the pay charts of military salaries which have historically based on standard of living versus the reality of budget, force levels and revenues to 1990's levels. New pay scale based on reality than standard of living should be considered to maintain force level versus indiscriminate demobilization/downsizing of forces. "A reduced pay check better than no pay check." In addition, many veterans during this war have not been paying state or federal tax because of combat exclusion zone.
Reference
U.S. Government (2012). Table 3.1—Outlays by super function and function: 1940–2017. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office. Retrieved from http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/
Here are the questions:
1. The gap between the 3XL federal agencies and the rest of the federal government will widen. Will this cause a situation such as a "bully" effect between other agencies? We need to shrink the gaps and include legislation to provide a safeguards.
2. One or two agencies will have expenditure greater than a trillion dollars within next couple of years. Will public perception be like that of 1976 where the total federal expenditures reach a trillion dollars?
3. Historically, the U.S. Treasury Department has been very close to the top. However, in 2017, the gap will be noticeable. Will this have an effect on the U.S. economy? We need to find increase revenue streams.
4. If U.S. social classes are reflected from the U.S. Federal Expenditure graph, there is a widen gap between the "Rich and Poor." Historically, the Department of Defense has always been the "middle class." However, DoD appears to be the "rich." Will this affect the rate middle class in America are disappearing? Are we turning into a military state that will take away civil liberties through economic means? Is DoD advocating the rich while forgetting the poor (other smaller federal agencies).
5. Medicad and various health entitlements are lump sum into the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Why? Should there be a "break out" line for just Medicad/Medicare to better account for things? Is this a indicator of generational conflicts (i.e. Hippie/Vietnam Era vs Gulf War/Iraq/Afghanistan Era)?
5. The cuts in the military mirror the same cuts during Desert Shield/Storm. These cuts are linear versus a substantial and meaniful exponential cut. However, the commitments of the U.S. Government today are different than in the President Clint Era. Therefore, cuts in military spending may include sliding back the pay charts of military salaries which have historically based on standard of living versus the reality of budget, force levels and revenues to 1990's levels. New pay scale based on reality than standard of living should be considered to maintain force level versus indiscriminate demobilization/downsizing of forces. "A reduced pay check better than no pay check." In addition, many veterans during this war have not been paying state or federal tax because of combat exclusion zone.
Reference
U.S. Government (2012). Table 3.1—Outlays by super function and function: 1940–2017. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office. Retrieved from http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/