[PetroniDE]

I BALANCED THE BUDGET !!!! SOMEBODY GIVE ME THE JOB !!!

Budget Totals
Old budget was $3747.36 billion
($2672.527 billion in spending, $1074.833 billion in tax expenditures and cuts).

New budget is $3342.69 billion
($2267.86 billion in spending, $1074.83 billion in tax expenditures and cuts).

You have cut the deficit by $404.67 billion.
Your new deficit is $-3.66 billion.

[Tired of Taxes]

Well, I can see how this can become addictive. :-)

Just like Sim City.

So far:

Oops!

You've cut so much that the federal budget now contains a substantial surplus. Many economists warn that this budget may help induce or prolong a recession, and ordinary citizens demand a refund. You might want to cut taxes or raise spending.

[marblehead17]

ping

[Eagle of Liberty]

Great Post!

SS is a HUGE chuck of the budget pie. It's a shame our Republicans in Congress didn't get behind W to get some real reform accomplished.

[Hoodlum91]

ping to me so I can play after work!

[SunkenCiv]

There are things I couldn't find (I wanted to eliminate federal funding of the "arts" and of PBS / NPR). All I did was eliminate tax cuts for the top three categories, increase tax cuts for the bottom two categories, eliminate Earned Income Credits, and increase Energy development / conservation.

Budget Totals

Old budget was $3748.1268 billion
($2673 billion in spending, $1075.1268 billion in tax expenditures and cuts).

New budget is $3547.21 billion
($2630.29 billion in spending, $916.92 billion in tax expenditures and cuts).

You have cut the deficit by $200.92 billion.

Your new deficit is $200.08 billion.