For nondefense outlays, convert the deflator base to 2000 5 1.0000, and recalculate the absolute change in these real dollars and compare that with the absolute change with 2009 5 1.000. Why might budget strategists try to use one or the other of these two numbers to argue for more or less spending? Is either of the two base years more correct? Explain. Compute and compare the real percentage increases using the two different base years.