Question

Some government programs are paid for through discretionary funding. The largest is the military at over 50% of discretionary funding. Three smaller areas of funding are health care, transportation, and education. If you could increase the money our government spends in only one of these areas which would it be? In a paragraph of not less than five sentences, discuss why additional funding in the area you've chosen is important.

Answer 1

For this paragraph, if you choose to talk about education, you can use the 5 sentences to talk about how improvements can be made to public schools, especially those in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas. You can argue that additional funding to education is crucial because it would be investing in the future of America (aka, it would be paving the way for future American adults, who will eventually contribute to the country amidst heavy international competition).