Why are the Medicare and Medicaid programs so prominent in contemporary budget battles?
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response will:
Note that Medicare and Medicaid are projected to consume larger percentages of GDP with each passing decade, and that if no reforms are enacted, Medicare spending alone will account for between 8 and 9 percent of the total U.S. economy.
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Marxist approaches to international relations hold that both international relations and domestic politics arise from unequal relationships between __________.
A. political elites B. economic classes C. governmental agencies D. economic agencies
Pan-Africanism is ________
a. a movement to increase Africa's oil exports b. a movement to embrace their colonial heritage c. a movement to unite all of Africa d. an effort by colonial powers to divide African lands e. a movement to redraw African borders along ethnic lines
The politics surrounding structural rearrangements within public agencies tend to be very low profile and neutral.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. Which of the following are areas of concentration for GPP?
a. people b. infrastructure c. information d. investment