Why was President Lincoln’s promise to provide pensions to soldiers leaving military service at the end of the Civil War problematic for the federal bureaucracy? (Select all that apply.) The government had just 25,000 veterans on the rolls at the beginning of the Civil War but more than 325,000 after the war.

The government had no law that allowed retiring and disabled union soldiers to be compensated for their time or injuries.

There were not enough federal clerks to process these claims and those that were hired were not always well trained.

At the beginning of the Civil War there was plenty of money to pay union soldiers; unfortunately all of it was spent on the war effort.

the correct answer is to reduce tax

the authority to tax.

since most of current immigration into the u.s., both legal and illegal, is coming from latin america. it would be very difficult to imagine or rationalize a country my fellow citizens are trying desperately to flee into, would pose a threat to my prosperity or freedom. since the u.s. has a long history of intervention, but no record of permanent occupation, i would not feel oppression is the main objective.  

the largest free trade nation, along with the largest gdp in the world wanting to expand it's economic policy on us, and including us, could only be positive. the u.s. government has no interest in, or way of simply forcing american culture on us. and has no track record of it. other nations that adopted american social culture, or "americanization" did so voluntarily, mainly through the choice of allowing american businesses and u.s. citizens to come into their nations, as free operatives.