Why Is The Federal Budget So Important To The Preamble

The way that the American Government spends its money is very important. Also the government must remember the Preamble goals when creating the Federal Budget. The Preamble established five purposes of the Constitution: establishing Justice, insuring Domestic Tranquility, providing Common Defense, promoting the general welfare of citizens, and securing the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity. After evaluating the federal budget, it is evident that the budget is split into three clusters: the Big Five, the Middle Five, and the Little Guys. It is imperative that the importance of each category is determined. In each of the three budget clusters, the US Government should make adjustments in the way it is distributing money. After
thoroughly analyzing the budget, the changes involving the big five, middle five, and the little guys are identified.
A major part of the Federal Budget is put into a group call the Big Five.
That group is then further split into five separate parts: Medicare and Medicaid, Social Security, Defense, Safety Net programs, and Interest on the national debt. “The Big Five make up 82% of the federal budget” (Document C). Changes involving the big five could include extracting money from the Defense section and putting it into the National Debt Interest section. “$716 billion is going to defense while only $225 billion is going towards the interest on national debt” (Document C). “The Defense section of the budget is related to the preamble by providing for the common defense, while the Interest on National Debt is put in place for the general welfare promotion and insuring domestic tranquility” (Document C). There is more than enough money going to defend our country’s citizens, but there is not enough money going toward changing America’s debt situation. If money is going towards paying off the debt, then the nation of America is better off economically. Not only are there changes that should be made with the Big Five, there are also changes that need to be made in the middle
five.
Another major part of the federal budget is put into a group called the Middle Five. That cluster is then broadened into five different parts: Veterans’ benefits and services, Transportation, Education, Justice, and Homeland Security. “The middle five makes up only 10% of the federal budget” (Document D). Changes involving the middle five could possibly consist of acquiring money from the transportation unit and placed into the Homeland Security section. “$103 billion is extended towards the transportation sector; meanwhile only $60 billion is going to homeland security” (Document D). “Transportation encourages general welfare, while Homeland Security establishes justice” (Document D). Transportation has been put in place to construct and maintain the items that citizens already have or don’t need. All the while homeland security was created to protect US citizens from the unexpected. Which is more important? There are changes that should be made with the Middle Five, but there are also changes that should be made that involve the little guys.
Finally, the last major part of the federal budget is put into a group called the Little Guys.
That group is then expanded into five smaller parts: Natural resources and environment, General science and space, Energy, FBI, and National Park Service. “The little guys make up only 3% of the federal budget” (Document E). Changes within the little guys could involve taking money from the General Science and Space section and putting into the FBI section. “There is only $8 billion going towards the FBI, meanwhile there $31 billion going to General science and space” (Document E). “The General Science and Space section support general welfare, while the FBI offers common defense and secures liberty” (Document E). The FBI could use some more money because the crime rate is high in America and it has a negative impact on society. NASA is not as relevant to society as the FBI
is.
In conclusion, the way the government spends its money is important; yet it is equally important that the government keeps the preamble goals in consideration when creating the federal budget. There were some slight changes that could be made in the three clusters: the Big five, Middle five, and the Little Guys, such as paying off national debt, protecting US citizens, working to decrease the crime rate. If these changes are made then America and its citizens could benefit economically and socially.