What is classified in the federal budget as MANDATORY? DISCRETIONARY? What's the difference?
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Ms. D
Jan 19, 2010, 10:29:00 AM1/19/10
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Help! I'm studying for the midterm, and I need to know: What is
classified in the federal budget as MANDATORY? DISCRETIONARY? What's
the difference?
classified in the federal budget as MANDATORY? DISCRETIONARY? What's
the difference?
Tatyana McAfee
Jan 19, 2010, 2:26:38 PM1/19/10
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A Mandatory are things you need to buy( it is 2/3 of the budget(thats the mandatory part) and Discretionary is 1/3 of the budget and are thigns you want to spend money but don't have to.
Ayan
Jan 24, 2010, 4:23:34 PM1/24/10
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Things that are in mandatory budget are healthcare, medicare, social
security, as well as Income Support programs such as Food Stamps and
Veterans Retirement programs. In discretionary budget can be used on
military, FBI, the coast guard and highway projects. But if we have
more mandatory spending their would be less discretionary spending.
Like tatyana said the mandatory spending is 2/3 and discretionay
spending is 1/3.
security, as well as Income Support programs such as Food Stamps and
Veterans Retirement programs. In discretionary budget can be used on
military, FBI, the coast guard and highway projects. But if we have
more mandatory spending their would be less discretionary spending.
Like tatyana said the mandatory spending is 2/3 and discretionay
spending is 1/3.
Hennessy C.
Jan 25, 2010, 2:22:05 PM1/25/10
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This is how i know the difference...
Mandatory- it rhymes with obligatory and that means you have to.
Discretionary- think of it like your very discreat and no one knows
what you buy so it can be anything!
hope it helps
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