Increasing the budget from the National Park Service does have its benefits, but it is also important to look on the other side of the coin on why it could be important not to increase the budget and where that money could be spent instead. The National Park Service’s proposed budget for 2010 was a “total discretionary appropriations of approximately $2.7 billion and includes $433 million in mandatory appropriations, for a total budget authority of $3.1 billion” (Budget Justifications). The actual budget amount the National Park Service will receive is a smaller amount, but three billion dollars is still a hefty amount. This money could go to increase the national defense to help protect out nation. It could go towards healthcare or social
