When changing the budget from 2006 in our recent project, I found it very necessary to attempt to cut the deficit. This proved difficult. I looked into many programs that i felt were rather unnecessary, and others I felt desirved more benifits. I increased the percentage being sent to retired military and the military as a whole, aside from a reduction of 10% to the war in Iraq and Afganistan.
I felt that a cut in the deficit would in the long run be good for the economy and the country. I cut the deficit by nearly 180 Billion. This would allow the government to have more money to use in other places, or to lower taxes for the people of the United States. Most of this money came from a 50% cut to General Government Administration.
My views on military differs greatly from the others in my class. I believe that funding to the Iraq and Afganistan war should be slowly taken away, as shown when i only reduced it by 10%. The members of my class do not agree with this. Many in my class cut the war in Afganistan completely by 100%.
I believe with such a small class that we could easily come to a concencis to balance the budget. We share some views on most things, however we differ in others. I believe we could compromise to complete the budget, if it were up to us.
