Recent questions tagged budget

Description : Why does no one talk about cutting the military budget to pay for social welfare programs?

Last Answer : Actually, the USA has a bigger military budget than all other countries in the world combined. So I am with you, even though I'm not American. For all I am concerned we all cut a few (or ... of our budgets, and improve sectors that need it. Welfare, health, refugees, environment, to name a few.

Description : Do you give any credit to Bush senior for the budget surplus?

Last Answer : During the campaign when Clinton was first running for office, during one of the debates Bush I was asked what he was going to do about the economy. He stated that he wasn't going to do anything ... But in full answer to the question, I feel neither Bush I nor Clinton did anything for the economy.

Description : Are you disappointed that Trump's military parade is being postponed to 2019?

Last Answer : NOT

Description : What do you think of the US Navy's new carrier's price tag?(Details)

Last Answer : I think we should hold off on naval expansion and use the money for investigating government corruption by corporations, and for education and environmental protection, instead.

Description : What are your budget priorities?

Last Answer : House payment, car payment, utilities, credit card, food, gasoline. But to start with, 10% of my salary goes straight into my savings. Then the bills.

Description : Are you watching the last episode of the Suze Orman show?

Last Answer : No. I will keep my record intact. All the years that she has been on, I can honestly say I have never watched her. I will keep my perfect record.

Description : Do you find that you spend on things you usually don’t think of if you have extra cash to do so?

Last Answer : No. I haven’t been an impulse shopper ever. I never did see the thrill in it. Once a decade I buy something high end but it usually lasts forever. 11 years ago I bought a $400 Italian black leather jacket…it’s still going strong and will probably outlive me.

Description : Of your monthly budget, how much goes towards foodstuff?

Last Answer : We have a family of 5. I’d say food is probably our 3rd largest expense, after our child care and mortgage. It might even bump out our mortgage some months and move to the number 2 spot. We don’t limit our spending on food at all. If there is something we want, we get it.

Description : Dr. wants me to learn domestic skills and nothing else until I am ready. What are some skills do you suggest I learn?

Last Answer : Cooking some simple dishes like scrambled eggs, pasta (boil water, add spaghetti, cook, drain add a jar of marinara sauce), a basic soup recipe and salad with oil, vinegar and mustard salad dressing.

Description : How much do you spend a week on groceries?

Last Answer : Ya, wow Recently I retired, and I had to budget out all the money for a year, which was easy to do for things like gas and power, telephone, satellite, and such, but when it came to food I was baffled ... if I budgeted high or low, though with my wife's love of eating out, I suspect it is very low.

Description : Why don't busses have GPS for every bus stop?

Last Answer : Too costly and not worth the time to impliment it.

Description : Is it hard for you to budget?

Last Answer : answer:Nope, and I am poor too was poorer in the past. I did a envelope thing. Once I account for my bills I divide up the remainder (yes, I used cash for this) and place a amount I get per ... Ramble. But yeah. I would use daily envelopes so I would always have money on the day before I was paid.

Description : What's your take on the President returning a portion of his salary while Federal workers are on furlough?

Last Answer : answer:It's a good public relations gesture, and it will get him a couple of headlines. Now there might be some pressure on Congress to do something similar (although I doubt it - they don't take ... he has written, so he won't miss the 5% at all. Politics is about show, not substance.

Description : How many Aircraft Carriers do you think the U.S. (or any nation) needs to maintain military superiority worldwide?

Last Answer : I don’t know the answer but I like your cousin!

Description : Do you know where the US National Debt came from?

Last Answer : Mostly it is the interest charged by the so-called Federal Reserve Bank (the fact that it is called Federal' causes many to think that it is some how related to the Federal government). ... then adds enough interest so as to keep the United States permanently in debt to the Federal Reserve Bank.

Description : Should the US go off the fiscal cliff?

Last Answer : answer:If I were a betting man, I'd say the odds are that we won't go off the fiscal cliff. But it is very close. Things could easily go that way. It would give a lot of stupid politicians ... . Some future cliff or some pushed off cliff is not what I'm talking about. Just this most immediate one.

Description : How can militarism that bankrupts a nation make it more secure?

Last Answer : The short answer is….. it won’t. We are still up to our necks in Afghanistan & it now appears that we are preparing to invade/attack Iran. There is no benefit for America in these wars, but these wars will bring in tons of money for the military industrial complex

Description : What will YOU do if interests rates go up. Way up?

Last Answer : Not much as far I know, I’m not going to borrow,and we have been living off the “stems and seeds” of life for so long I don’t see us losing much. We are living the revised version of “The American Dream.”

Description : Why not consider a REAL solution to the soaring national debt?

Last Answer : answer:Time to wipe out ‘civalization’ as we know it and start over methinks. Back to bartering beads and berries. I am self insured now, paying over 15K with a Blue Cross individual plan. I am only 51.Not going to be able to keep this up much longer.

Description : What's the best plan to fix Social Security?

Last Answer : Surcharge on the wealthy and gradually raise the retirement age.

Description : What's your vice, and how much does it cost you each month?

Last Answer : I spend about $280 on cigarettes, and about $700 on recreational activities such as going out with friends, lunch and beauty stuff. I need to cut back on both.

Description : If you were to live on your own, how much would you be willing to pay for an apartment?

Last Answer : In the area I live in now? I wouldn’t pay more than $575 a month, utilities included.

Description : How accurate is the CBO?

Last Answer : Well, one problem is that the 2011 budget can't generate $10 trillion in cumulative budget deficits over the next 10 years. That would require the 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 ... assumption that the 2011 budget priorities for the future will be carried on through three presidential administrations.

Description : How do you create a realistic budget?

Last Answer : step 1, analyze all your receipts, bank statements, and credit card bills from a month period 2 - determine what expenses are necessary (rent, utilities, car payments, groceries) 3 - subtract what you need to ... you want to spend on shoes, and use no more than a quarter of that every week on shoes

Description : When is the best time to buy a flight?

Last Answer : Try FareCast. They use all kinds of metrics to predict whether prices are likely to go up or down on a flight-by-flight basis. (Once you find an itinerary you like, I’d suggest looking for it elsewhere as well, as sometimes you’ll find better deals on the airlines’ own sites.)

Description : How bad a problem if they're off 'till Thursday?

Last Answer : answer:Certain occupations get a pass by the religious community, when it comes to adherence to tradition. Hospital workers are exempted by custom, as are those who work in nursing homes, peace ... jet, because it would be against his religious beliefs to do so, under certain conditions?

Description : How to Eat Healthy on a Budget ?

Last Answer : How to Eat Healthy on a Budget Everyone wants to eat healthy, but not everyone has sufficient money to buy nutritious food. If you want to live a healthy lifestyle, but you want to stick to a ... to spend a lot of money. Remember these tips, and have a nutritious, but cost-friendly diet everyday.

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