Lynda Y. De la viña Ph.D. University of Texas at San Antonio   One University Circle College of Business University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, Texas 78249 USA   lynda.delavina@utsa.edu   www.utsa.edi           JEL Areas: H0 : Public Economics: General H5 : National Government Expenditures and Related Policies National Government Expenditures and Related Policies: General