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008			120302s2012 maua b 000 0 eng
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020			_a9781566568876 (pbk.)
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050	1	4	_aHJ 2051 _bP419 2012
082	0	0	_a352.4973
245	0	2	_aA people's guide to the federal budget / _cNational Priorities Project ; written by Mattea Kramer ... [et al.] ; foreword by Barbara Ehrenreich ; afterword by Josh Silver.
260			_aNorthampton, Mass. : _bInterlink Books, _c2012.
300			_axv, 219 p. : _bill. ; _c22 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
505	0		_aFederal Spending Categories -- Why Should You Care About the Federal Budget? -- The Big Picture. Speak the budget language ; Discretionary and mandatory spending ; Budget authority, obligations, and outlays ; Projected and actual ; Requested and appropriated ; Gross Domestic Product ; A guide to the numbers ; Inflation ; Per capita: scaling by population ; Fiscal and calendar years ; Now you speak the language. -- A Brief History of the Federal Budget. The creation of the Treasury Department ; The Budget and Accounting Act of 1921 ; FDR and WWII ; Johnson and the Great Society ; Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974. -- Who Decides the Federal Budget? An evolving process ; Before the budget ; How does the Federal Government create a budget? Step 1: The President submits a budget request ; Step 2: The House and Senate pass budget resolutions ; Step 3: House and Senate subcommittees "markup" appropriation bills ; Step 4: The House and Senate vote on appropriations bills and reconcile differences ; Step 5: The President signs each appropriations bill and the budget becomes law ; It's even messier than it sounds ; Political ideology and budget priorities ; Economic theory and Federal budget priorities ; Campaign money ; Lobbying ; All politics is local. -- Where Does the Money Come From? Income taxes ; Corporate taxes ; History of Federal Fund revenues ; Payroll taxes ; Borrowing. -- Where Does the Money Go? Mandatory and discretionary spending ; Tracking your income tax dollar ; Are Federal funds the same as discretionary spending? ; History of Federal spending. -- The Federal Debt. Why do we borrow? ; How does the Federal Government borrow? ; History of Federal deficits ; History of the Federal debt ; Who lends money to the Federal Government? ; Debt held by the public ; Debt held by Federal accounts ; The debt ceiling ; Limiting or eliminating Federal deficits. -- The President's 2013 Budget Request. A couple bumpy years for the Federal budget ; What is the President's budget request? ; The new budget ; Discretionary spending declines, mandatory grows as shares of the budget ; Where the money comes from in 2013 ; It's the economy ; The deficit ; Health care spending continues to grow ; Military spending in 2013 and beyond ; Funding education. -- Take Action. Know who represents you ; Register to vote ; Stay informed ; Contact your representatives ; Phone calls ; Writing a letter or e-mail ; Social media ; Meeting with your representative ; Other important ways to stay politically active -- For Educators. A letter to educators ; Two sample activators for high school learners ; Two sample chapter activities. -- Federal Spending in the States. Children's Health Insurance Program ; Community Development Block Grant ; Head Start ; Low Income Energy Assistance Program ; Medicaid ; National School Lunch Program ; Section 8 ; Temporary assistance for needy families ; WIC. --
650		0	_aBudget _zUnited States.
650		0	_aGovernment spending policy _zUnited States.
650		0	_aBudget deficits _zUnited States.
650		0	_aFiscal policy _zUnited States.
650		4	_aPresupuesto _zEstados Unidos.
650		4	_aPrimera Jornada de Catalogacion.
651		4	_aEstados Unidos _xPolítica económica.
650		4	_aPolítica de gastos públicos _zEstados Unidos.
650		4	_aDéficit fiscal.
650		4	_aGastos públicos
650		4	_aHacienda pública.
700	1		_aKramer, Mattea.
710	2		_aNational Priorities Project (U.S.)
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