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This report lists the different functional and subfunctional categories that represents the major purposes of the federal government.

The federal budget, a long-sought goal of fiscal reformers, became a reality with the passage of the Budget and Accounting Act of 1921. This paper is concerned with one of the key expectations of the reformers, that the adoption of a formal budget would produce better estimates of federal revenues and expenditures. The conclusion is that there is little evidence of a dramatic improvement that could be attributed to the reform, although there is some evidence that the quality of the estimates improved over the long run. The paper then discusses the reasons for and implications of this finding.

Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Before we even get started -- Power, the constitution, congress, and the federal system of government -- Getting a handle on the budget: why it has taken so long with still so far to go -- Budget concepts : the basics -- Budget concepts : the linear approach -- Budget concepts : the cross-cutting approach -- The budget and appropriations cycle -- Anatomy of an appropriations bill -- Taxes and tax policy -- Federal credit and insurance programs -- The budget and the economy -- The budget and government performance -- Federalism and the budget -- Controlling the budget in a partisan environment -- Statutes and executive orders cited -- Bibliography -- Index.

Contents -- Introduction -- The government of the united states depends on taxes for its revenue -- National priorities project -- The us budget, spending, and debt is out of control -- The heritage foundation -- Government spending is good for the us -- Heather boushey and michael ettlinger -- Understanding the federal budget and how money is spent -- David trilling -- The pentagon wastes huge amounts of taxpayer money -- William hartung -- Defense budget may be too low considering vital us interests -- Justin t. johnson -- The us government should provide health care coverage to americans -- Kristen bialik -- Government spending and the deficit must be decreased -- Chris edwards -- Most states require a balanced budget by law -- National conference of state legislatures -- The budget deficit is choking the united states -- Jonathan masters -- Can the us continue to borrow funds to finance debt? -- Jonathan masters -- Reduce spending and to increase economic growth -- Romina boccia -- Campaign contributions and lobbying hurt the us economy -- John craig and david madland -- The tea party?s dominance over the gop is not good for the country -- Democracy: a journal of ideas, inc -- Many countries, including china, own us debt -- Center for strategic and international studies -- Levels of debt run high in many countries, not just the us -- Marc labonte -- Organizations to contact -- Bibliography -- Index