A fun game! How quickly can you balance the U.S. budget?

[bicentennial_baby]

http://budgethero.publicradio.org/widget/widget.php?refid=MKP

So far, in 4 moves, I've dropped the debt percentage of GDP from 30 to 20. :bounce:

[onehandle]

1. I don't need to play. Just deport all of the Republicans. nt

[KansDem]

4. Where?

Who would take them?

I suppose they could all be put at the North Pole. Their cold hearts could possibly help re-freeze the Arctic.

[onehandle]

8. South Africa, during the height of Apartheid.

And as long as we're talking about the impossible, make them all black.

[Cant trust em]

9. Not a lot of countries that they'd fit in politically

We're farther to the right of most of the world.

[FiveGoodMen]

17. Preferably, a landfill.

[ColbertWatcher]

20. They're so damn eager to go to Mars, send 'em there. n/t

[DJ13]

2. The link works, but the game itself doesnt for me

And the "Help" section is no help at all as far as the game not working.

But thanks anyway.

:hi:

[bicentennial_baby]

5. Might need to upgrade Adobe Flash

:)

[DJ13]

12. I got it working!

Flash was fine, it wouldnt work until I clicked on what looked like a blank section to the right of the game.

Very interesting game, thanks for posting it.

:thumbsup:

[terrya]

3. Well, the way I played, I was a debt maintainer

I was frantically clicking on the "raise taxes" button as I watching the budget climb.

Damn. :-(

[bicentennial_baby]

6. You have to be zen about it, babe

:)

[terrya]

13. I'll try it again, my friend

I'm not particularly zen tonight. :-)

[Fleshdancer]

7. Sweetheart...it's time for an intervention.

You know I love you which is why I have to tell you that you have a severe economics addiction and I'm worried about you. First it was just one class...maybe a couple of books. It all seemed so innocent! Well now you do it all the time and today you appear to be doing it for entertainment??!?!? Dropping the debt percentage of GDP from 30 to 20? IN 4 MOVES? WHAT DOES THAT MEAN??!?!? /shakes head

Does Sniffa know?


:P

[bicentennial_baby]

15. Whatever, fleshdance...

:rofl:

Hell, I have an Econ internship all Summer...UNPAID.

Is that sick, or what? :D

[Fleshdancer]

22. Is this the econ internship where you sit at a desk and work on your econ research?

and did your new econ intern friends show you this little econ game during your break from your exhaustive econ work???

:rofl:

YOU HAVE A PROBLEM! Less econ, more fleshdance!!!! :woohoo:

[bicentennial_baby]

23. Yes, it is...

And no, I found it all on my own, while perusing the Econ blogs I like, which I do every evening.

Oh crap. You're so right.

Damn you for exposing me, Fleshdance!!! x(

:rofl:

[Fleshdancer]

24. HAHAHAHA!!!!!!!

I had NO idea about the blogs! :rofl: You are beyond help! :D

[bicentennial_baby]

25. And proud of it!!

x(

In fact, it was on the blog in my sig line. So there. *pout*

[rpannier]

10. Thanks

[ColbertWatcher]

11. Dropped my debt % of GDP from 37 to less than 10! Thank you for posting. n/t

[bicentennial_baby]

16. Sweet! Good job!

:bounce: You should be President!

[ColbertWatcher]

19. The trick was to reverse GOP initiatives! n/t

[bicentennial_baby]

21. You got it! Exactly!

:bounce:

[LiberalFighter]

14. How quickly does it get balanced by removing our troops from Iraq?

And blowing up the embassy there?

And electing a Democratic president?

[boobooday]

18. This was really fun!

I got us back to the green.

:hi: