I am a Budget Hero
by Dana Chasin, 5/19/2008
And So Can You
American Public Media's Marketplace has produced an on-line game called Budget Hero, which allows players to try their hand at balancing the federal budget. Pick your policy priorities and fund them with real-life pay-fors. Or don't pay for them and see what year your budget goes bust.
Once you've tackled the Budget Hero challenge and seen how you stack up against other players, Marketplace welcomes your insights into how the game could be improved, what you learned, how it affected your views on the election or any other thoughts on the game. You can do this through the "Comments" feature at the end of the game.
On your mark, get set, Go!
