4+-+Spending+Change

We decided to cut defense spending from the inordinately large $700 billion to $500 billion, still well above military expenditures by any other country (the second largest spender, the People's Republic of China, spend $98.8 billion in 2009). Instead, we poured money into financing infrastructure, education, response to natural disasters, environmental protection, technology and research (including NASA), and renewable energy. We also increased transfer payments in hopes of growing the economy. Despite a significant increase in overall spending, we are confident that the projects funded will help cure the recession and benefit the nation as a whole.

Overall increase in spending: $230 billion Increase in GDP due to spending: $560 billion


 * Increase || Amount (in billions) || Multiplier || Decrease ..... || Amount (in billions) || Multiplier ||
 * Education || 63.64 || 2.2 || Defense || 200 || 2.0 ||
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Transportation || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">27.27 || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">2.2 ||  ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Civil Construction || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">27.27 || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">2.2 ||  ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Environment || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">40 || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">2.0 ||  ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Energy || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">100 || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">2.2 ||  ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Technology and Research || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">30 || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">2.2 ||  ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Social Security || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">50 || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">2.4 ||  ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Unemployment || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">50 || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">2.4 ||  ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Medicare || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">41.67 || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">2.4 ||  ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Total || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">429.85 ||  ||   || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">200 ||   ||