Now it's your turn to balance the federal budget!
American Public Media, the largest operator of public radio stations in the U.S., has created an online game called Budget Hero that gives Joe (or Jill) Citizen a unique opportunity to balance the federal budget, based on their own issues and values: "Budget Hero tries to bring a level of clarity and simplicity to the federal budget. It is bound to be controversial since the game puts numbers against issues like bringing home troops from Iraq soon or gradually or not at all and providing options on taxes, Social Security and Medicare. American Public Media worked closely with the Congressional Budget Office, GAO and others on the data and devoted months of reporter and researcher time to creating the game."
Be forewarned: if you've ever had a tough time balancing your own household checkbook, the prospect of balancing a $3.3 trillion budget could be a bit daunting.
[Hat tip: Boing Boing]
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