‘Budget Hero’ Game Allows You to Try to Balance the Budget
Monday July 18th, 2011 • Posted by Stephanie Freedman at 2:50pm PDT • 1 Comment
An USA Today article discusses a new game ‘Budget Hero’ which allows players to enact their policy objectives while keeping the government from going broke. The article explains the demonstration:
In a quick demonstration of the game, two college students, one taking typical Republican positions and the other Democratic, showed just how difficult it will be to save the country. The Republican extended the Bush-era tax cuts, cut spending for the arts and humanities and reduced congressional budgets. The Democrat went after a green badge by raising the federal tax on gasoline and ending tax breaks for big oil companies, while also expanding health insurance coverage...Both plans saw the government go broke.
The game is free and available here. Refer to the link above for the full article.
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To balance the budget fast try sending out field agents from the IRS. Make the people see that our government does not want all people in jail who lie about their tax stuff. Balance the budget fast by hiring poor people to run the government who know how to make things last. Spend only what goes out.