trumps-budget-request-heres-whats-in-it-for-troops-veterans-and-military-families

Some macro level details on the next federal budget. I sure, most of you know (A) entitlement programs are one of the largest (if not the largest) part of the federal budget and is non-discretionary spending. That means we have to pay those bills. Defense (B) is discretionary spending, which means it is subject to annual adjustments based on what is available once all the non-discretionary bills are paid. So, if you want to balance the budget, you have to look at not only discretionary spending, but all non-discretionary spending.