Do you have what it takes to balance the federal budget?

American Public Media has put together a nifty little game where you can toy with various spending measures and make your own budget. Go check it out. I managed to drop the debt as a percentage of GDP by over 50%, extend the "bankruptcy" of the federal government beyond 2070 and shrunk government by about 10%. And there was a nice little surplus at the end of it all.

h/t: Consumerist

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Posted by Jesse | Filed under: Politics, Entertainment, Tender Lumplings on October 2nd, 2008 at 9:00 am

4 Responses to “Do you have what it takes to balance the federal budget?”

  1. Cameron, on October 2nd, 2008 at 10:58 am Said:

    Sweet! I’ll go check it out.

  2. Kristi, on October 2nd, 2008 at 1:37 pm Said:

    That was fun! It’s like cutting the Mt. Dew budget here. I didn’t shrink the government as much as you did (I like my PBS!), but I extended the bankruptcy past 2070 as well. That was fun!

  3. Shauna, on October 2nd, 2008 at 5:06 pm Said:

    Jesse for president!

  4. Shannon Fox, on October 2nd, 2008 at 6:27 pm Said:

    I second that vote!!!

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