If you look at Gallup polls on the most pressing concerns of Americans, the federal deficit is at the top of the list. We rely on news bites fed to us by politicians and political pundits for our understanding of issues on the deficit. The goal was to take these voluminous documents and break them down into bite-sized pieces so that readers can easily gain a sense of the Presidents plan and the budgetary proposals being put forth by Mr. Ryan. Mr. Obamas budget proposal was 256 pages and Mr. Ryans was 99 pages. This budget index cuts that information by over half its size (a 72 reduction at 98 pages) and is infinitely more readable. It is highly informative and some of the information may surprise you. It was my pleasure to compile this information and I hope that it will help you make up your own mind about who will best represent the nation for the next four years.