How a Real Budget Works
Bureau Reports 
to Commission: 
Lifeline 
Spending is at 
% of x Billion
Commission Actually Authorizes 
Even More Spending
Commission Takes Affirmative 
Action to Control Runaway 
Spending 
The New Lifeline “Budget Mechanism”
Bureau Reports 
to Commission: 
Lifeline 
Spending is at 
90% of $2.25 
Billion
Commission Does Nothing; 
Spending Skyrockets Past “Budget”
Commission Actually Authorizes 
Even More Spending
Commission Takes Affirmative 
Action to Control Runaway 
Spending
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