How is a discussion of discretionary spending changes dishonest? It’s the thing Congress sets every two years.
congress / the president pass budgetary acts that set non-discretionary spending
That’s not how the Social Security Trust or the Medicare Trust Fund work. You don’t appropriate funds at the start of every budget cycle to pay for them.
How is a discussion of discretionary spending changes dishonest? It’s the thing Congress sets every two years.
That’s not how the Social Security Trust or the Medicare Trust Fund work. You don’t appropriate funds at the start of every budget cycle to pay for them.
Mm hm
What’s your explanation for the military budget thing?
Pentagon Spending is part of the Biannual NDAA, which falls under the purview of Appropriations.