what does "Budget Appropriations" mean?
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You may read that the President has a budget of ten Zillion dollars BUT, until congress "appropriates" or provides the actual money,(funds the budget) he has nothing. I.E. the President "proposes" but congress "Disposes"
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Library of Congress, All legislation is a mater of public record, but you sure have your work cut out for you. Pork spending is a day by day thing. The Senate passed a really fat bill today that President Bush has said he will veto. I hope he does. He sure hasn't done that yet. This time I hope he gets it right.
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This has been a very controversial question, because some states have the line item veto, and the US President had it for a few years but it was allowed to lapse.\n\nThe main points of controversy are:\n\n1-Spending the taxpayers' money is under the responsibility of the legislative branch, and the legislative does not have the right to give its powers to another branch, at least without some sort of oversight.\n\n2-The executive is still a party politician, and the ability to strike out specific programs is definitely a weapon that can be used against individual legislators or individual states or localities.
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I agree with this completely. Every spending bill for necessary expense winds up with extra earmarks, also called pork barrell projects, that puts more federal money into local districts. This is how many congressmen and senators guarantee their re-election for term after term. Many won't vote for passage of a required spending bill unless their earmark is added. The budget process is also loaded with earmarks every year. I believe those who make the most speeches about balancing the budget and complain about the deficit are also busy making back corridor deals to get their earmarks added to the budget. Earmarks and lobbyists who push for them should be outlawed but they won't be. That is the pathway to support for re-election.
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The CBO is a legislative agency that advises Congress on general budget matters (cost projections of new legislation, tax cuts).  The agency is first and foremost accountable to Congress, specifically the Budget Committees.\n\nOMB, on the other hand, is an executive agency, a branch of the White House that oversees the operations of federal departments and agencies.  In the budget process, they work with agencies to formulate their budgets that will be rolled up into the President's budget and presented to Congress.  OMB also monitors agencies' performance and ensures that they comply with executive policies.  OMB is accountable to the President.\n\nIn Congress, the Budget Committees look at the big picture fiscal situation (i.e. total revenue vs. total expenditures).  They work out the details of a Budget Resolution that sets a general target for spending.  The Appropriations Committees (and their subcommittees that oversee specific parts of the budget, like Defense) look more at the details (e.g. the specific funding for an agency or program).  The Appropriations Committees and their subcommittees work out the details of these budgets before sending on the appropriations bills to their respective chambers for a vote.
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Most budgets are directly based on the amount of cash inflow. It's pretty much as simple as that. Base what you spend on what you earn. Manipulate the way you spend to fit the amount you earn.
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Actually nothing. The budget is set for salaries for the year and it includes days off.
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I believe this refers to setting a business' budget by functional area such as operations, engineering, human resources, finance, etc.  Each functional area or department would set its own spending limits (budget) for the coming year, month or other period.
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They are having budget issues in their country.  It is mostly resolved at this time.
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Fiscal year 2004 total budget authority: $35.6 Billion\nFY '05: $38.5B\nFY '06: $41.1B
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you might want to be more specific. It could mean one of two things as I see it. 1) It could mean a governmental system which splits governing power between branches (executive, legislative, judicial) or in a federalist system (federal and state). Or 2) you could be refering to a mixed economy; a system somewhere situated between a free and command economy where the capital is privately owned but heavily regulated by the government (i.e. Great Britain, Sweden). Hope that helps.
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Nope.  The government rewards misuse of taxpayer funding by sending more money.  Agencies which use thier money wisely and opperate within budget typically are rewarded by having thier budgets cut.  That's typical thinking in government.
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what does 'due chance' mean?\n\nthe us are running a massive budget deficit\nwhich has created an unnatural demand\non the world markets for all kinds of goods \nand services,hence bidding the prices\nup-if they don't correct fairly soon,1920's\nhere we come\nprobability does not come into this i fear\n-it is a matter of running a more balanced\nbudget in the us and  the uk\n'growth' is not generated by \ngovernment spending-it has to be\nearned\n\ni hope that this helps
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An estimation of the revenue and expenses over a specified future period of time. A budget can be made for a person, a family or a group of people, a business, government, country or multinational organization or just about anything else that makes and spends money. Budgets are a microeconomic concept that show the tradeoff made when one good is exchanged for another. \n\nThe purpose varies depending on what the budget is prepared for, i.e. construction project, curriculum implementation, supply purchasing, etc.
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Oversees the spending/budgeting
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Defense spending is one of the top priorities of the Federal Government. Defense should not take a rest because of "peacetime". Our enemies will always continue to upgrade their abilities, whether there is a declared war or not. We cannot fall asleep at the switch.\n\nIf someone wants budget cuts, take it from art grants, charity handouts and other things that are not within the realm of what the Federal Government was set up to be.
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Bills regarding taxes and appropriations for the expenses of the government must emanate from the House of Congress.\nBills affecting names of streets, public schools and other public places are initiated in the Lower House. \n\nBills affecting the whole country are passed in the Senate.