tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post3135400945445244802..comments2023-08-20T07:06:14.115-04:00Comments on Thurber's Thoughts: Computer Game Gives Americans a Shot at Managing Federal Budget | CNSnews.comMaggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12677808307727487766noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post-23638565560728217272011-07-15T06:36:02.350-04:002011-07-15T06:36:02.350-04:00lol, Tim-indeed, if you have to follow the CBO, it...lol, Tim-indeed, if you have to follow the CBO, it is.<br /><br />That's why I said some of the 'cards' I would have wanted to play weren't even options...Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677808307727487766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post-56002286487043251712011-07-14T21:55:04.290-04:002011-07-14T21:55:04.290-04:00Maggie,
Maybe the point that they're trying t...Maggie,<br /><br />Maybe the point that they're trying to make is that the budget is a 'rigged game'.Timothy W Higginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17118861693269565715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post-27227974584494010882011-07-14T13:15:01.559-04:002011-07-14T13:15:01.559-04:00Alo - that was evident in that many of the options...Alo - that was evident in that many of the options I would have chosen were not even offered.<br /><br />But 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.Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677808307727487766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post-38471952378257563842011-07-14T13:12:27.682-04:002011-07-14T13:12:27.682-04:00The game's design is fundamentally flawed. It...The game's design is fundamentally flawed. It relies on the CBO's static scoring of tax cuts, which completely misrepresents <a href="http://brainshavings.com/2011/07/raising-taxes-will-do-nothing-good.html" rel="nofollow">reality</a>.A Nonny Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15918159785589289990noreply@blogger.com