Since a Growing Proportion of the Annual Federal Budget Is

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Essay

Since a growing proportion of the annual federal budget is consumed by nondiscretionary spending,what specific recommendations would you make in terms of government priorities in an era of increasing national debt and continued risk of shocks to the national economy?

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Definitions:

Molecule

Two or more atoms joined by chemical bonds.

PGA

An acronym that can refer to several concepts; in a biological context, it often stands for phosphoglyceric acid, a 3-carbon molecule formed in the Calvin cycle of photosynthesis.

PGAL

Phosphoglyceraldehyde, an intermediate molecule formed in the photosynthesis and glycolysis metabolic pathways, important in the metabolic process.