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Spending ([[budget authority]] and [[outlays]]) controlled in annual [[appropriation|appropriations]] [[act|acts]].<ref>[http://www.senate.gov/reference/glossary_term/discretionary_spending.htm] US Senate Reference</ref>

Spending ([[budget authority]] and [[outlays]]) controlled in annual [[appropriation|appropriations]] [[act|acts]].<ref>[http://www.senate.gov/reference/glossary_term/discretionary_spending.htm] US Senate Reference</ref> The political philosopher and journalist [[George Will]] contends that all government spending is discretionary spending with the exception of debt service.<ref>[http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2011/02/george_will_on.html Econtalk], George will, Feb-28-2011</ref>

 

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