Bugget

1.Course Members - Do you remember all of the “NOISE” on the news about the last U.S. Budget Decisions? 2019 Budget Negotiations, including one of the longest government shutdowns in history?

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Making budget decisions for our government is a daunting responsibility. As we have seen in many recent instances our elected officials charged with this responsibility have in more than a few occasions just “kicked the can” down the road waiting for a better time to take on important decisions. In the last 100 years we have come a long way. For example: Early on when Henry Ford II took over Ford, it is documented that their accounting measures consisted of “weighing bills”. The bills that weighed the most were paid. I bring this up to illustrate the importance of thoughtful considerations when making budgeting decisions.

2. Explain how a liberal and conservative would approach developing the US budget.