general info Did you ever get the inkling that the federal budget is very complicated.? Here is a 200 page document that gives you a hint about how complicated it is. The first 100 pages is just a explanation of the terms used in the budget.
GAO-05-734SP A Glossary of Terms Used in the Federal Budget www.gao.gov/new.items/d05734sp.pdf Terms Used in the Federal Budget Process: ... with respect to a session of Congress, the fiscal year of the government that starts on October 1 of the calendar year ... ------------------------------------ We all have a general idea of what is involved here. If we buy a candy bar and eat it, we have spent money and reaped the benefits. If we buy a car, we have spent money and we will reap the benefits for many years. If we wait 6 months to get a loan for a car, we will reap the benefits of the loan and the car. But this is much more complicated than pulling $1 out of your pocket and buying a candy bar. It is all about the flow of money and benefits in and out of our pockets. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "massfire" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/massfire. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
