Counting priorities
Budgeting involves much more than setting priorities and allocating money. As Albert Einstein claimed, “not everything that can be counted counts and not everything that counts can be counted (Lewis & Hildreth , pp.17).” Immediately, Einstein’s suggestion implies that certain things cannot be immediately counted for by placing a value to them. Accurately enough, this is the case when dealing with a budget. Simply stated, a budget is no longer static bougette limited by its contents. The budgeting process involves material that can be immediately accounted based on their position in a budget, however, “not everything that is important to people and society is included in a budget.”
Certainly, one can measure a state’s emphasis …show more content…
Instead, citizens place trust in representatives to vote based on what is best for their interest. There are hundreds of different leadership approaches; however, the two discussed are the delegate and the trustee models. Each type of approach will results in different methods of countering budgetary problems. First, trustee leaders depend primary on “their own judgment and conscience (Lewis & Hildreth , pp.37),” when making decisions. This type of leader will most likely appeal to the fact that he or she is right based on experience, education, or information that is otherwise not available to the public. Delegates have a different problem solving …show more content…
Given the political gridlock in Congress, it would be very unlikely that a budget could be approved in the House if legislators could touch some of the entitlement programs. The problem with not being able to modify mandatory spending as easily as discretionary spending, is literally paying for stuff without actually analyzing its effectiveness and efficiencies. The Medicaid program is a perfect example. Federal government distributes money to the states and allows them to manage their own system as long as they meet federal standards. Meeting “the standards,” should not be the base line for an effective
Budgeting involves much more than setting priorities and allocating money. As Albert Einstein claimed, “not everything that can be counted counts and not everything that counts can be counted (Lewis & Hildreth , pp.17).” Immediately, Einstein’s suggestion implies that certain things cannot be immediately counted for by placing a value to them. Accurately enough, this is the case when dealing with a budget. Simply stated, a budget is no longer static bougette limited by its contents. The budgeting process involves material that can be immediately accounted based on their position in a budget, however, “not everything that is important to people and society is included in a budget.”
Certainly, one can measure a state’s emphasis …show more content…
Instead, citizens place trust in representatives to vote based on what is best for their interest. There are hundreds of different leadership approaches; however, the two discussed are the delegate and the trustee models. Each type of approach will results in different methods of countering budgetary problems. First, trustee leaders depend primary on “their own judgment and conscience (Lewis & Hildreth , pp.37),” when making decisions. This type of leader will most likely appeal to the fact that he or she is right based on experience, education, or information that is otherwise not available to the public. Delegates have a different problem solving …show more content…
Given the political gridlock in Congress, it would be very unlikely that a budget could be approved in the House if legislators could touch some of the entitlement programs. The problem with not being able to modify mandatory spending as easily as discretionary spending, is literally paying for stuff without actually analyzing its effectiveness and efficiencies. The Medicaid program is a perfect example. Federal government distributes money to the states and allows them to manage their own system as long as they meet federal standards. Meeting “the standards,” should not be the base line for an effective