The NYTimes.com page hosts an interactive feature titled "Budget Puzzle: You Fix the Budget" where users are placed in charge of nation's finances and tasked with closing the budget gaps for the years 2015 and 2030. The game allows users to simulate changes to various budget items like "Cut foreign aid in half", "Eliminate earmarks", "Eliminate farm subsidies", "Cut pay of civilian federal workers by 5 percent", and "Reduce the federal workforce by 10 percent" to see their projected financial impact.
I solved the deficit! (easy: more taxes for people who have more $ than they know what to do with) via @nytgraphics
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/11/13/weekinreview/deficits-graphic.html?choices=819upkqj