Q3: What are the primary budget items that cause the United States to have federal budget deficits that keep adding to the national debt? What areas would you cut to reduce the budget deficit?-
The primary budget items that cause the United STates to have federal budget deficits is mainly the defense spending and mandatory spending. defense spending which was rose from $437.4 billion in 2003 to a peak of $855.1 billion in 2011. and currently the Trump administration will set a new records for 2018 and 2019. in 2018, it is estimated to reach $874.4 billion and in 2019 it is estimated to $886 billion.
mandatory spending has increased which includes beenfits payouts to social security , medicare and other mandatory programs.
the areas that can be cut to reduce the budget deficit are as :
a) Reduces subsidies.
b) reduce social benefits.
c)Reduce Size of the Military to Satisfy Caps Under Budget Control Act,
d) Eliminate Direct Payments to Agricultural Producers
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