Death+and+Taxes+2011+assignment

= Examine the site [|Death and Taxes] and answer the following questions in your notebook. = = =


 * 1. Describe what the Federal DISCRETIONARY Budget is... **
 * 2. How much will the Safe schools and Citizenship program cost in 2011? **
 * 3. How much money has been budgeted for stopping the transportation and sales of Narcotics in the 2011 fiscal year? Is that more or less than the past? **
 * 4. How much money has the Department of Homeland Security budgeted to spend on the "boarder fence" program in 2011? Is it an increase or decrease from previous years? By how much? **
 * 5. How much money will be spent on the global war on terror (counterterrorism) in 2011? **
 * 6. The postal service cost to operate in 2011 will be... **
 * 7. This branch of NASA will suffer from the greatest amount of cuts from the previous years budget. How much will be spent on looking for other signs of life or new planets? **
 * 8. The State Department gives this foreign country the most aid. (Country and Amount) **
 * 9. According to the map - what amount of money has been alloted to the US Secret Service in 2011? **
 * 10. For every $1 billion spent, what does every taxpayer pay on average? **
 * 11. In terms of the federal budget, what are the three largest areas that money is spent? **
 * 12. What are three areas that will see a drop of over 10% in their overall budget for the 2011 fiscal year? **