Little Guys Of The Federal Budget Analysis

Based off of the Preamble of the Constitution, the United States has some morals, ethics, and values that were stated but aren’t necessarily being followed. The Constitution is partially responsible for the way the United States is today and how far we’ve come as a nation because it is a list of goals that the government should follow. One way to investigate whether or not the government is following those goals is to look at the Federal Budget and how the government chooses to spend money. It has become apparent that in each of the three budget clusters, the U.S. government should make some vital adjustments in the way it is distributing money in the Big Five, the Middle Five, and the Little Guys with paying off debts, helping with education …show more content…
The organizations that make up the Little Guys are:” natural resources and environment, general science and space, energy, FBI, and national park services.” (Document E) There are a few adjustments that can be made to the Little Guys, one of which is combining together natural resources and environment, energy, and national park services, all of which have to do with keeping our general welfare in order. Document A states that “the budget invests in the country’s future by paying for roads and other physical assets, as well as for education and other human improvements.” Looking into the budget it doesn’t seem like that is the case. If the Federal Budget does band these together, the amount of money will triple and it would move up to the Big Five of the budget, which is not necessarily a poor decision because all these things maintain the important resources Americans use to live today. All of these combine perfectly to “focus on developing clean energy alternatives to oil and coal; securing nuclear waste and nuclear stockpiles and includes conservation and protection of public lands, water, and mineral resources” (Document E). Bringing these together would create a better society with clean water and protected air space. Another change that would benefit the Federal Budget would be to combine the FBI and general science and space budgets, because both the FBI and the general science and space organizations provide for the common defense of protecting the United States from outside attackers including the satellites that can oversee the world and can constantly send data to any other country that may want to