In this unit, you learned about the federal bureaucracy and public policy, including fiscal policy, in the country. Based on what you learned in the lesson, what are some of the largest expenditures the federal government is responsible for? One of the most divisive political issues in our nation has been the government’s approach to spending. Think about some of the things that government spends money on. If you had to make changes to spending, what would you do? Why? What might be some short-term and long-term effects of your proposed changes? Be sure to use facts and examples to support your answer.

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Explanation:

As Figure A suggests, Social Security is the single largest mandatory spending item, taking up 38% or nearly $1,050 billion of the $2,736 billion total. The next largest expenditures are Medicare and Income Security, with the remaining amount going to Medicaid, Veterans Benefits, and other programs.

its the answer fo the 1st question you can summerize it tho :)

from my own personal expirence food stamps has alot this makes it eaiser so we can affod bills and so we can life a better lifestyle not needing to worry about paying actual money to buy food since most people spend 100-300 dollars a month on food so this alot so we can afford other bills and other stuff we need