The Federal Budget Process · A Virtual Discussion · Indivisible Turning the Tables

This virtual session will discuss the three dimensions of the Federal Budget crisis.  The United States government spends about $7 trillion a year which is 23% of our nation’s GDP.  You would think that this level of a spending would be governed by a rational and efficient budget process.  You would be wrong.  The Federal budget now faces a crisis with three dimensions: fiscal, process, and legal.  The huge deficits that the Congressional Budget Office projects for the next decade have created a fiscal crisis.  Congress’s inability to pass a meaningful budget resolution and appropriations acts without resorting to continuing resolutions, shutdowns, and massive omnibus bills has created a process crisis.  And the Trump administrations flagrant disregard of the Constitution and appropriations law has created a legal crisis.  This session will discuss each of these crises and how they interact to pose a serious threat to both our economy and our democracy.

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