Develop a budget plan to maintain the U.S. federal budget deficit as a percentage of GDP to the current level of 79%.
You have been assigned to develop a legislative budget proposal to meet this deficit-reduction goal, which means you must propose cutting some government programs, increasing taxes, or a little of both.
Use this website to help develop your proposal:
http://www.crfb.org/debtfixer/
Introduction
Describe your mission and offer a brief preview of how you propose to meet this challenge. This introduction should use professional language appropriate for the workplace. Clearly define the problem, and preview the solution (do not use phrases such as “this project was really hard” or “it was interesting.” A member of Congress (or any employer) will want a clear, straightforward, confident proposal that respects his or her time.
Budget Proposal
Describe three programs or revenue sources that you changed to meet the President’s deficit-reduction goal. Describe briefly what the budget area does, how much you changed each budget item, and why. This section will require external research to help describe how the services are intended to benefit the public. You should quote external sources briefly (less than 25 words) and cite your sources.
For example, if you decide to decrease Medicaid funding by 20 percent, you should say that in this section, describe what this program funds and why it can afford to be cut by 20 percent.
Make your proposal heavy on facts and light on unsubstantiated opinions. Make your proposal easy to read through with subheadings, bullets, and separate paragraphs.
Conclusion
Describe specifically how your proposal changed the budget deficit, including the specific numbers from the budget website.
Please pay attention to spelling and grammar.