That big a cut isn’t gonna happen…
But it is the first of many cuts in government spending that Trump is looking for after next years elections and for Trump to run on….
The budget proposal suggests eliminating 29 programs, including after-school and summer programs for students in high-poverty areas, among other things.
The budget proposal is unlikely to pass through Congress – especially with Democrats in control of the House, however, it is a glimpse into the Trump administration’s priorities going into the next fiscal year.
In a statement on Monday, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said the proposed cuts show “commitment to spending taxpayer dollars wisely and efficiently by consolidating or eliminating duplicative and ineffective federal programs.”
She also said the “budget at its core is about education freedom,” an apparent nod to the issue of school choice – something DeVos has attempted to champion during her time as head of the department….
I would support that if Trump will support a 50 billion dollar cut in the military budget.
The Education Dept is probably spends a minuscule amount of the federal budget compared to the Pentagon .I will hold my breath!
See I’m a real “fiscal conservative !”
Who’d have thunk it???
Since Jack posed the query, National Defense took about $598 billion in 2017 (essentially the last Obama budget), while Education, training, etc. took $144 billion, or a little bit less than one quarter of defense spending.
Source: 2019 World Almanac p. 65
The largest chunk would be entitlements?
NO, James, no.
Do you even understand what “entitlements” mean in relation to Federal spending?
They certainly have no relation to what Jack was comparing: essentially, spending by the Defense Department (and part of the Energy Department) against spending by the U.S. Education Department.
Social Security and Healthcare spending makes up most of the budget spending…
Last time i looked they where entitlements 🤔