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The new york times had a really cool flash app that let you balance the budget.. http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/11/13/weekinreview/deficits-graphic.ht
by schwabacher 16y ago
The new york times had a really cool flash app that let you balance the budget..
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/11/13/weekinreview/deficits-graphic.html http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/11/13/weekinreview/d...
Here is how I did it:
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/11/13/weekinreview/deficits-graphic.html?choices=wvxj35rc http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/11/13/weekinreview/d...
It isn't easy, but getting out of Iraq and Afghanistan and letting the Bush tax cuts expire go a long way.
- mdink 16y agoWow thanks for that link - so cool! I saw the article where they specified cost centers according to color / size etc. That was very informative - this tops it!
- bhousel 16y agoCan't upvote this enough.. Back when this came out, I shared the link on Facebook. It was interesting because I know a whole spectrum of very liberal to very conservative people among my family and friends. This exercise really opened a lot of eyes, and I saw people with very strong political views start to change their minds about long standing beliefs. In order to fix the deficit, we will need to put politics aside and accept the best ideas from both sides.