Discussion 1: "Organizing Budget Data and Chart of Accounts"
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From the first e-Activity, discuss three major government programs that impact federal spending and whether any of the programs can be realistically cut.
Program 1: (Justify your response with examples)
Program 2: (Justify your response with examples)
Program 3: (Justify your response with examples)
Class, this reference may help get you started: Mikesell (2010), listed "education, public safety, welfare, sanitation and health as those local and state services of greatest priority to state and local governments" (p. 142).
Mikesell, J. L. (2010). Fiscal administration: Analysis and applications for the public sector (8th ed.: 2010 custom edition). Mason, Ohio: Cengage Learning.
Discussion 2: "Budgeting 101"
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From the second e-Activity, discuss three challenges in the budget process.
Challenge 1: (Justify your response with examples)
Challenge 2: (Justify your response with examples)
Challenge 3: (Justify your response with examples)
From the third e-Activity, identify and explain your choices for reductions and increases (Place your response here!)
Discuss at least two lessons you learned about the challenge of balancing the federal budget.
Lesson 1: (Place your response here!)
Lesson 2: (Place your response here!).