Mandatory spending - Spending that the Government must spend.
Discretionary spending - Spending category through which governments can spend through an appropriations act.
A mandatory program must be participated in while a discretionary program is optional. School is a mandatory program until you turn 16 then it becomes discretionary
They are both increasing at unsafe rates.
Mandatory spending is required by law and the other is not.
mandatory spending refers to money that lawmakers are required by existing laws to spend on certain programs and discretionary spending is spending about which government planners can make choices
Federal spending by the government, is divided into three different categories. They are mandatory spending, discretionary spending and net interest. The fastest growing of those categories since 1980 is mandatory spending.
No, 'discretionary' spending is that which you choose to make rather than have to make.
There are a great many examples in the world of discretionary spending. Discretionary spending can be as simple as choosing whether you want to spend your money on ice cream.
The portion of discretionary spending typically spent on defense varies. If a country is at war, the discretionary spending percentage will be higher for defense.
Discretionary fiscal policies are those that are enacted in response to a need, for example, a tax cut. Non-discretionary fiscal policies are those that happen regardless of conditions or need, for example, the welfare system.
How does mandatory authorization relate to discretionary authorization? Are they separate or overlapping techniques
Mandatory & Discretionary
The social security system is mandatory, not discretionary. You do not have the option of declining to participate.
Discretionary spending
The portion of discretionary spending typically spent on defense varies. If a country is at war, the discretionary spending percentage will be higher for defense.