For example ,Congressman Solomon Ortiz is always trying to keep the Naval Base and Corpus Christi Army Depot from closing, even though the Army and Defense Departments have shown that these facilities are not needed. Ortiz is trying to keep his constituents employed and content. The fifth view is that political budgeting centers in policy debates. This includes debates about the role of the budget. How much money to spend, tax, and borrow during economic slumps are all political issues that need to be resolved during budget formulations.
Budgets sometimes act as promoters, moving items to the top of government agendas.
Budgets in this sense determine policies and priorities for federal state and local governments. This view of political budgeting emphasizes trade-offs, especially those that occur between major areas of the budget such as social services, and police. Rubin's article makes the budgeting process seem simple but as American citizens we all know that this is not true. The word red tape is part of the American vocabulary and it is there for a reason because many government processes are complicated. Government processes are far more complex than Rubin describes them to be.