海角大神

With the US national debt weighing in at and growing by more than $1.5 billion a day, haven鈥檛 you ever thought, 鈥渉eck, I can do a better job than Capitol Hill!鈥� Here鈥檚 your chance.

crafted a free online game that puts you in charge of the nation鈥檚 budget. lets you tweak taxes, strategize military spending, and brainstorm about education reform.

Virtual cards represent many possible spending programs. Invest in the cards you like, ignore those that the nation can do without. The designers spent months collaborating with government agencies to make the numbers as realistic as possible while ensuring that the game only takes a few minutes to play.

Once you鈥檝e built your utopia, the game calculates your budget and lets you compare finances with other players.

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