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DISCRETIONARY SPENDING refers to spending set by annual appropriation levels made by decision of Congress. ... This spending is optional, and in contrast to entitlement programs for which funding is mandatory.
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www.c-span.org/guide/congress/glossary/discspen.htm
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Discretionary spending - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Discretionary spending is a spending category about which government planners can make choices. See Government spending. It refers to spending set on a yearly basis by decision of Congress and is par...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discretionary_spending
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In the President's proposed federal budget for Fiscal Year 1997, the "National Defense" category of federal spending (excluding veterans programs and other military-related spending) amounts to a whopping 51 percent of all discretionary spending, the money the President and Congress must decide and act to spend each year.
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www.cdi.org/issues/discret.html
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One of my friends has been carefully watching her spending for the last few months. When she started tracking her spending, she noticed that she was spending an unbelievable amount going out every week. So she came up with a clever solution to control her discretionary spending.
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Discretionary Income - Definition of Discretionary Income on Investopedia - The amount of an individual's income that is left for spending, investing or saving after taxes and personal necessities (such as food ... What Does Discretionary Income Mean?; The amount of an individual's income that is left for spending,
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www.investopedia.com/terms/d/discretionaryincome.asp
www.investopedia.com/terms/d/discretionaryincome.asp
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The 7.9 percent of GDP spent on discretionary programs in 2005 was not far off the historical average. Discretionary spending topped 10 percent of GDP from World War II through the early 1980s, before falling to 6.3 percent in 2000, and then spiking back up to 7.9 percent in 2005. ... Annual spending on Social Security,
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www.heritage.org/Research/Budget/tst021606a.cfm
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The President’s budget calls for significant cuts in domestic discretionary spending over the next five years. (“Discretionary” programs are those whose funding is determined by the 13 annual appropriations bills.
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www.cbpp.org/2-27-04bud2.htm
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Discretionary Spending Power Government spending capability that is not mandated by law or required automatically within the ... What is an example of discretionary spending?
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www.answers.com/topic/discretionary-spending-power
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