Public Budgeting And Finance

2 To 3 Page Paper For Public Budgeting And Finance

A Blueprint to Make America Great Again”, compare the federal budget with the budget of one of the departments listed below and note how they are interconnected.  

• “Department of Energy”
• “Department of Commerce”
• “Department of Defense”
• “Department of Education”
• “Department of Homeland Security”
• “Social Security Administration”

In a two- to three-page paper (not including cover and reference page), address the following:

1. Summarize the mission and budget of the department you selected.
2. Does the proposed budget of the department you chose include policy actions to reduce the deficit in the near future? 
3. Does the proposed budget put the government on a path to reduce the federal debt within a decade to a sustainable percentage of GDP?
4. Does the proposed budget align revenues and spending closely over the long term?
5. Does the proposed budget restrain major entitlement programs or introduce changes in spending and tax policies that will have cumulative beneficial fiscal effects over time?

Your assignment must follow these requirements:

• Include a short introduction and use the questions as section headers.
• Please include at least three references, not including the president’s budget and the budget of the department of your choice (peer-reviewed not required, as most of your sources will be within the last one to three years).