Can Congress and the President Ever Balance the Federal Budget?

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Can Congress and the President Ever Balance the Federal Budget?

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Can Congress and the President Ever Balance the Federal Budget?

Due Date: Day 3 [post in the appropriate place in Post a CheckPoint Assignment]

Read: the description of public choice theory: “Public choice – Definition” at http://www.wordiq.com/definition/Public_choice. If you need more information, check out: “Public Choice” at http://www.econlib.org/library/Enc/PublicChoice.ht… and/or “Public Choice Theory” at http://www.econlib.org/library/Enc1/PublicChoiceTh…

Read: “Why Congress’s Bipartisan Budget Deal Should Make Trump Worried“: at https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/01/us/politics/con… and “Congress strikes budget deal that shortchanges Trump“ at https://www.politico.com/story/2017/04/30/budget-d…