Explain why incrementalism paints a picture of the federal budget as constantly growing. What does this tendency say about the ability of Congress to assess how well a program is doing relative to other programs?

What will be an ideal response?


An ideal response will:
1, Define incrementalism, a budget process in which the best predictor of this year's budget is last year's budget, plus a little bit more (an increment).
2, Explain how incrementalism discourages Congress from evaluating programs each year. This makes it nearly impossible for Congress to compare the value of spending money for one purpose over another purpose.

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