The federal government hires more economists to work at the CBO. This is an example of
mandatory spending |
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discretionary non-defense spending |
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discretionary defense spending |
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It will come under other categories.Mandatory spending is mandated by law and hiring economists does not come under defense spending.
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The federal government hires more economists to work at the CBO. This is an example of...
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