Earmarks , Unrequested Funding. At the broadest level, unrequested funding is any extra funding provided by Congress -- in either bill or report language -- for activities/projects/programs not asked by the Administration. Earmarks are a subset of uninvited funding. The distinction between earmarks and unrequested funding is programmatic command or lack thereof of in the allocation process.
When a government's payments on goods, services, or transfer payments exceed their tax revenue, the government has run a budget deficit. Governments borrow money to pay for budget deficits, and whenever a government borrows money, this counts to its national debt.
Main Drivers of Debt. Varying demographics of an aging population, increasing healthcare costs, and rapidly growing interest payments are the main drivers of U.S. debt.
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