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Government Spending

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show a line-item budget expenditure that circumvents normal budget procedures and benefits a small number of ppl or businesses  
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show the part of the economy made up of local, state, and federal governments  
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show part of economy made up of private individuals and businesses  
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show payment for which gov receives neither goods nor services in return  
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Grant-in-Aid   show
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show government payment to encourage or protect a certain economic activity  
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Distribution of Income   show
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Federal Budget   show
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Fiscal Year   show
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show legislation authorizing spending for certain purposes  
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show a negative balance after expenditures are subtracted from revenues  
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Budget Surplus   show
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Mandatory Spending   show
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Discretionary Spending   show
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show federal health-care program for senior citizens, regardless of income  
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show joint federal-state medical insurance program for low-income people  
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show constitutional amendment requiring government to spend no more than it collects in taxes and other revenues, excluding borrowing  
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show funds that one level of government transfers to another level for spending  
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Congressional Budget Office (CBO)   show
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show annual gov spending in excess of taxes and other revenues  
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show total amount borrowed from investors to finance the government’s deficit spending  
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Balanced Budget   show
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Trust Funds   show
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show per person basis; total divided by population  
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show higher-than-normal interest rates and diminished access to financial capital faced by private borrowers when they compete with government borrowing in financial markets  
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show requirement that new spending proposals or tax cuts must be offset by reductions elsewhere  
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show power to cancel specific budget items without rejecting the entire budget  
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Spending Cap   show
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show program or benefit using est. eligibility requirements to provide health, nutritional, or income supplements to individuals  
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