1. The president seems most concerned with health and human services, and social security. Obama is proposing adding 8.4% to the amount of money supporting centers for Medicare and Medicaid services, upping the proportioned amount to $1.18 trillion. He is also proposing 6.7% increase in spending on the social security administration. This would alter the social security budget to $875.5 billion.
2. Obama plans to cut spending in the Defense Department by 1% to $525.4 billion this year. He plans to reduce Army and Marine personnel and end/limit purchases of new, and expensive, equipment within the department. President Obama may want to make these changes because he believes that the amount of money currently spent on defense is too high, and our economy could benefit from a reduction in such spending.
3. Relating to my answer in number 2, Obama's opponents in Congress will most likely strongly oppose a cut in defense spending and a raise in health care spending. The majority of the members of Congress support a heavy emphasis on military spending, and do not support public health care or an increase in spending on health care services.
2. Obama plans to cut spending in the Defense Department by 1% to $525.4 billion this year. He plans to reduce Army and Marine personnel and end/limit purchases of new, and expensive, equipment within the department. President Obama may want to make these changes because he believes that the amount of money currently spent on defense is too high, and our economy could benefit from a reduction in such spending.
3. Relating to my answer in number 2, Obama's opponents in Congress will most likely strongly oppose a cut in defense spending and a raise in health care spending. The majority of the members of Congress support a heavy emphasis on military spending, and do not support public health care or an increase in spending on health care services.
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