"This game will lead you to the conclusion that there has to be structural change" in the big entitlement and revenue programs, said John Tanner, a former Democratic lawmaker from Tennessee.
Linda Fantin of American Public Media said the game has been played 830,000 times since the original version came out in 2008. The sponsors said they hope to get the new version into schools and universities by the fall semester. The game is free and available at http://www.budgethero.org./
Computer Game Gives Americans a Shot at Managing Federal Budget CNSnews.com
Play it and share how well you do.
The game's design is fundamentally flawed. It relies on the CBO's static scoring of tax cuts, which completely misrepresents reality.
ReplyDeleteAlo - that was evident in that many of the options I would have chosen were not even offered.
ReplyDeleteBut for non-wonks (unlike us) I think it's an interesting experiment to see what some of the programs people support do to the debt over time.
Maggie,
ReplyDeleteMaybe the point that they're trying to make is that the budget is a 'rigged game'.
lol, Tim-indeed, if you have to follow the CBO, it is.
ReplyDeleteThat's why I said some of the 'cards' I would have wanted to play weren't even options...