Ch. 10.2 Notes : The Federal Gov. Budget
3 Phases to passing the Federal Budget A. Pres creates it 1. process starts on Oct. 1 every year 2. The OMB helps the Pres. create the budget at this time 3. must be completed and sent to Congress by Feb. of following year
B. Congress approves it 1. can approve, dissaprove, or modify budget 2. budget first goes to House of Reps 3. then sent to Senate 4. CBO helps congress evaluate 5. Once passed by congress …. C. Pres signs it 6. Budget starts on Oct, ends in Sept.
D. Obama vs Bush 1. Obama budget in 2010 = 3.6 trillion 2. Taxes collected by 2010 =2.4 trillion 3. Amount borrowed for 2010 = 1.2 trill. 4. Bush budget in 2009 = 3.1 trillion + .8 billion Obama stimulus 5. Taxes collected in 2009 = 2.7 trill. 6. Amount borrowed for 2009 = 1.2 trill.
Federal Gov Spending A. Social Security > retirement checks to retirees ($695 B) B. Income Security > various unemployed/welfare programs ($575 B) C. National Defense > military ($534 + 7 B) D. Medicare > healthcare for retirees ($453 B) E. Interest payment on gov debt ($300 B) F. War on Terror > Iraq & Afgh (130 B) G. Education > money sent to states ($48 + 81 B)
H. Transportation > various road projects ($72 + 48 B) I. Health > services for the poor ($76 + 22 B) J. Housing/Urban Dev. > (47 + 13 B) K. Military Veterans benefits ($56 + 1 B) L. Homeland Security > domestic anti - terrorism ($43 B)
M. Various Others/Stimulus (399 B) 1. Examples: a. Federal Police >FBI, CIA, MIB (40 B) b. Space > NASA (32 B) c. Foreign Aid ( 30 B)
http://www.fbi.gov/ =fbi http://brillig.com/debt_clock/ = Debt clock http://www.heritage.org/Research/features/budgetchartbook/Federal-Spending.html >> excellent graphs http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/assets/fy2010_new_era/A_New_Era_of_Responsibility2.pdf = 2010 official budget http://www.dss.cahwnet.gov/cdssweb/FindServic_2312.htm#families http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/quickcalc/index.html = Calculate your social security benefits 44 = CIA http://www.onlineforextrading.com/blog/federal-budget-broken-down/ = excellent 2010 federal budget breakdown http://www.dod.mil/militarypay/pay/bp/paytables/Jan2006_Basic_Pay.html = military pay http://www.globalissues.org/TradeRelated/Debt/USAid.asp = Top Foreign Aid Countries http://www.fbi.gov/ =fbi http://brillig.com/debt_clock/ = Debt clock http://www.usdebtclock.org/ = best debt clock