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My understanding is that this budget is just a bargaining tactic. Note that it includes huge boosts to defense spending, 8 billion for a border wall, and cuts t
by chis 7y ago
My understanding is that this budget is just a bargaining tactic. Note that it includes huge boosts to defense spending, 8 billion for a border wall, and cuts to every agency that democrats like. http://www.ncsl.org/ncsl-in-dc/publications-and-resources/president-s-2020-fy-budget-an-ncsl-summary.aspx http://www.ncsl.org/ncsl-in-dc/publications-and-resources/pr...
Also, I’ve never heard of the USDS but it’s a fantastic idea. There are lots of people in tech talking about how unfulfilling it is to work on optimizing ads all day and would totally take a pay cut in exchange for meaningful work. They should be advertising themselves more heavily.
- kelnos 7y agoCorrect. The President does not set the budget; Congress does. The President works up and releases a budget both as a bargaining tactic and as a means to send signals to Congress as to what his priorities are. However, Congress is under no obligation to follow the President's wishes on the budget, and often departs from the President's proposed budget in many areas.
- zrail 7y agoA good example is last year when Congress essentially completely ignored the Presidential budget.
- giancarlostoro 7y agoThose darn checks and balances.