Vikki Velasquez is a researcher and writer who has managed, coordinated, and directed various community and nonprofit organizations. She has conducted in-depth research on social and economic issues ...

Entitlement (or mandatory) spending is making up an ever larger portion of the federal government’s budget. This spending takes place because of laws passed long ago by Congress that require automatic ...

I have been asking the question about what specific budget cuts should be made to balance the budget. Many people responded that there should be entitlement program reductions — a nebulous answer to a ...