5.2.4 Supervisione

Quale procedura viene seguita per l'assegnazione dei fondi? Negli Stati Uniti, alla Federal Reserve è stata data autorità monetaria e al Congresso è stata data autorità fiscale. In altre parole, entrambe le parti possiedono la capacità di produrre e distruggere moneta, ciascuna in modo diverso. Il Congresso ha il potere sia di generare che di eliminare denaro attraverso la tassazione e la spesa federali. La Federal Reserve ha l'autorità di acquistare titoli per ridurre il debito, emettere buoni del tesoro e determinare i tassi di interesse per questi titoli e altre riserve.

This division shows which budgetary programs under the control of Congress are mandatory and which are optional. It is required to pay for Social Security, Medicare, and college loans   On the other hand, defense and bailout plans are optional. One benefit of required spending is that, unlike expenditures, which is frequently delayed by protracted debates, it typically doesn’t require authorization and can therefore be more responsive to changing demands.

Given that the seat of government is typically held by a wealthy elite, neither of these systems can be properly labeled as “democratic” and are instead better categorized as plutocracies. There are numerous strategies for managing financial resources. Participatory budgeting is one of them. This strategy encourages the growth of people by having an informed populace participate in a supported budgetary process together.