{"id":4061,"date":"2020-04-24T16:15:19","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T16:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/papersspot.com\/blog\/?p=4061"},"modified":"2020-04-24T16:15:24","modified_gmt":"2020-04-24T16:15:24","slug":"us-budget-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/papersspot.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/24\/us-budget-2\/","title":{"rendered":"US Budget"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>You are an advisor to the President tasked with cutting at least $300 billion from the budget. The president wants your recommendations to cut lines, not large categories. Submit your recommendations and your reasoning for such recommendations using these guidelines:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Use evidence (cite sources) to support your recommendations from assigned readings or online lessons, and at least one outside scholarly source.<\/li><li>Use the format provided below to present your numbers and totals followed by an explanation below the chart.<\/li><li>Please note that these are not true US budget numbers, but are reasonable hypothetical numbers to help us consider the budget processes complexities.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>DOMESTIC PROGRAMS AND FOREIGN AID<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cut some foreign aid to African countries<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>$17 billion<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eliminate farm subsidies<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>$14 billion<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cut pay of civilian federal workers by 5 percent<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>$14 billion<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reduce the overall federal workforce by 10%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>$12 billion<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cut aid to states by 5%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>$29 billion<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MILITARY<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cut the number of nuclear warheads, and end the &#8220;Star Wars&#8221; missile defense program<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>$19 billion<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reduce military to pre-Iraq War size and further reduce troops in Asia and Europe<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>$25 billion<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cancel or delay some weapons programs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>$19 billion<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HEALTHCARE<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enact medical malpractice reform by reducing the chances of large malpractice verdicts<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>$ 8 billion<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Increase the Medicare eligibility age to 68<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>$ 8 billion<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Raise the Social Security retirement age to 68.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>$ 13 billion<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>EXISTING TAXES<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Return the estate tax to Clinton-era levels, passing on an estate worth more than $1 million to their heirs would have portions of those estates taxed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>$ 50 billion<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>End tax cuts for income above $250,000 a year<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>$ 54 billion<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>End tax cuts for income below $250,000 a year<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>$ 172 billion<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Payroll tax increase for people making over $106,000 annually contributing more to Social Security and Medicare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>$ 50 billion<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NEW TAXES<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Institute a Millionaire&#8217;s tax on income above $1 million<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>$ 50 billion<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Add a national 5% sales tax<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>$ 41 billion<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Add a tax on carbon emissions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>$ 40 billion<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tax banks based on their sizes and the amount of risk they take.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>$ 73 billion<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Total gap covered by your budget plan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>$_________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">WE&#8217;VE HAD A GOOD SUCCESS RATE ON THIS ASSIGNMENT. 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