View Full Version : Budget Hero: Can YOU balance the Fed budget?
RandomGuy
05-26-2010, 02:05 PM
http://marketplace.publicradio.org/features/budget_hero/
All the levers and current proposals are there.
Double click on any given card to get the pros/cons of the issue.
When tooling around, don't forget the "taxes" option.
The badges are there to show priorities.
Enjoy. If only the real budget were as easy to adjust. :depressed
It doesn't really give you the ability with three options. This game sucks, but I did knock off 11 trillion.
RandomGuy
05-27-2010, 11:13 AM
It doesn't really give you the ability with three options. This game sucks, but I did knock off 11 trillion.
Pretty much. I raised taxes, cut expenses, and got the size of the overall federal debt to a much smaller part of the economy.
Too bad RL moves to pay down the debt aren't so easy.
I think the game did show it is possible.
TeyshaBlue
05-27-2010, 11:59 AM
That's a pretty cool link, RG.
I did ok...raised taxes...cut spending here and there. Manged to bring the total debt under 50% of GDP. Guess that's a start.:toast
Wild Cobra
05-27-2010, 01:01 PM
I thought it was an absolutely idiotic link.
I wasn't able to make the changes I thought was necessary.
RandomGuy
05-27-2010, 01:12 PM
I thought it was an absolutely idiotic link.
I wasn't able to make the changes I thought was necessary.
It was based simply on currently proposed legislation, and not intended to be all inclusive of any potentiality.
It is a mildly interesting toy worth a few minutes to mess around with on one's lunch hour.
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