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I've specified "agencies" since my first comment, not the CBO. In the US, those are separate branches - executive vs legislative respectively - and use differen

I've specified "agencies" since my first comment, not the CBO. In the US, those are separate branches - executive vs legislative respectively - and use different approaches to build their "baselines." CBO assumes the government continues current operations and applies the effects of new laws to create their baseline. Agencies include discretionary spending to create their baseline. All of this is noted on the Wikipedia page.

rgbrenner 11y ago
yes, I read the entire wikipedia article. Did you read it? Because it does not support what you're saying. You've made up a definition of baseline budgets that does not exist... it sounds like your version combines baseline budgets -- which are created by the CBO; and budget requests -- which are submitted by the various departments of the executive. Baseline is defined by law. There's no made up definition or arbitrary budget. Budget requests are not baseline budgets. These are two completely different things.
- fleitz 11y ago
  Other than the words he's using he's basically correct. Agencies request more than they need so they can say their budget is being cut. That's like negotiations 101.
  - soared 11y ago
    > Other than the words he's using he's basically correct. Other than your words, you're basically correct.