Persuasive Essay On The Federal Budget

Many, if not most, American people know that the President of the United States (U. S.) gives the nation and congress a televised annual speech on the “State of the Nation.” At that time he usually gives congress a tome containing his budget for the next fiscal year. Seeing that huge budget usually leaves the American public transfixed on its size and in awe of anyone who can break down the budget into friendly terms most people can understand. At the end of the speech, the political pundits who have been watching, listening to the president closely, and taking notes, start giving the TV audience their opinions on how congress will react to the President’s proposed budget. Then the fighting begins. Pundits accuse the president of trying to

The entitlements include social security payments and disability payments. So before any other entity gets money, the entitlement programs get their money first. This mandatory spending comes to all who are eligible to receive payments. The second category is the discretionary funding and that category covers items like Pell Grants – scholarships for outstanding students. The third category for funding is student loans. Congress sets the interest rates each year as these loans will eventually be paid

In Arizona, the number of children attending school has dropped in the last few years and thus the funding they receive from the federal government has ebbed as well. The money in Arizona is divided up on a per student basis. For example, the number most mentioned in several reports Arizona has on its State Department of Education, is 1,000.00 per student (Hoffman, 2009, 1). The statistics say that Arizona ranks 47 out of 50 states in student expenditures. Arizona is looking for ways to raise the student expenditure amount to be more comparable to other states in the