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Two government budget practices that can have significant implications for lower levels of government are block grants and unfunded mandates.
Higher levels of government should provide adequate resources when mandating functions to lower levels of government.
Services should be implemented and operated by the level of government that can most appropriately and efficiently deliver them.
Grandparents and other relatives play an important caregiving role in family well-being. Support from extended family is especially vital in families with low incomes.
Efforts to reform entitlement spending should recognize the following factors:
When economic conditions permit, states should accumulate budget reserves adequate to maintain services during recessions.
Deficit-reduction efforts should avoid cuts in programs that serve low- and moderate-income populations.
At the federal level, there are two categories of budgetary expenditures: entitlement and discretionary spending.
Public-benefit programs should ensure that families headed by grandparents and other caregiver relatives receive sufficient support for economic security an