However, considering the transportation and reorganization factors involved, experts say that the initial costs for setting up AFRICOM will bump up the FY 2008 budget considerably.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: AFRICOM proceeds apace

Indeed, the only BBA likely to make it through the legislative process and be sent to the states almost certainly will be so watered down that it would become a positive fiscal endangerment itself, setting the stage for future Congresses to balance the budget up with higher taxes.

FORBES: It's Time For The Republicans To Play Budgetary Small Ball

Setting up deep-water fish farms in the U.S. would require a hefty budget for defending against lawsuits from NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard) activists and competing on-shore and near-shore fish farms, as well as paying an army of lobbyists to fend off opposition from states like Alaska and Maine where fishing fleet interests have considerable political pull.

FORBES: Regulatory Uncertainty Drives A Fish Farmer To Foreign Waters

The final report of the Calman Commission published in June 2009 stated that the Scottish Parliament should have substantially greater control over the raising of the revenues that make up the Scottish budget, primarily through sharing with the UK Parliament responsibility for setting income tax rates and through devolution of some smaller taxes, including Air Passenger Duty and Landfill Tax.

BBC: David Cameron statement

This includes creating a budget, ensuring that there will be enough savings for emergencies, and perhaps setting up automatic payments for essential bills.

FORBES: Make a Legal and Financial To-Do List Before Military Deployment

This includes setting aside funds for fires and floods each year, just as Northern cities budget for blizzard clean-up.

CNN: Why we should expect more weather disasters

The short-term increase in the borrowing cap is the brainchild of House Republicans, who wanted to re-sequence a series of upcoming budget battles, taking the threat of a potentially devastating government default off the table and instead setting up a clash in March over automatic across-the-board spending cuts set to strike the Pentagon and many domestic programs.

NPR: Senate To Clear Debt Limit Increase For Obama