http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2008/08/04/marketplaces-budget-hero/ A premiere personal finance blog, established 2003. Within, Flexo discusses his own experiences with money, and he and other authors comment on a wide range of personal finance topics. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:42:00 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2008/08/04/marketplaces-budget-hero/#comment-170928 Andrew Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:55:54 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=3522#comment-170928 It's an interesting game, but it makes some rather broad assumptions. For example, lower taxes (somewhat surprisingly) haven't been shown to give lower tax revenue. It’s an interesting game, but it makes some rather broad assumptions. For example, lower taxes (somewhat surprisingly) haven’t been shown to give lower tax revenue.

]]> http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2008/08/04/marketplaces-budget-hero/#comment-170906 Aryn Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:19:27 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=3522#comment-170906 I love this game! I discovered it a couple weeks ago and I've played it a few times. I've managed to extend the budget to 2055, get the debt to 20% of GDP, and produce a $4 billion surplus. I agree it has flaws, but overall it's an interesting look at what really matters to you and how small changes can affect the budget. I think every politician and potential President should have to play the game and announce their results. That would certainly be an eye-opener. I love this game! I discovered it a couple weeks ago and I’ve played it a few times. I’ve managed to extend the budget to 2055, get the debt to 20% of GDP, and produce a $4 billion surplus. I agree it has flaws, but overall it’s an interesting look at what really matters to you and how small changes can affect the budget. I think every politician and potential President should have to play the game and announce their results. That would certainly be an eye-opener.

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