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10-22-2005, 10:39 PM
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Budget Simulation Program
Check out this little simulation I found. You can maniuplate the budget and see what the effects will be. Nice little diversion from the bland politics discussion.
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10-23-2005, 12:01 AM
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Re: Budget Simulation Program
That is so cool! Damn! Thank you for the link.
A few years ago one of the TV networks got a large room and I don't remember how many people broken into groups at tables. Their task was to solve the budget problem. After a long, long time everyone realized it was just not going to be easily done. It would be worth repeating by one of them.
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#6
10-23-2005, 12:42 PM
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My Budget
http://www.nathannewman.org/cgi-bin/...rt.budget06.pl
Hopefully that link works. I doubled the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts at every bracket. I wasn't sure what to do with corporate or mortgage tax breaks. On the one hand I want to elminate them, and on the other hand I want to reduce corporate taxes to 0%, thus making them irrelevant anyway. So I just left it alone since there isn't any way to directly change taxes in the program. I assumed we would stay Iraq for the next few years so I kept military spending constant and doubled reconstruction aid. I also only cut military in general by 30% rather then the desired 70% to reflect the need to keep extra troops for rotation until we leave. I only cut SS and Medicare by 50% since I figure these programs have to be phased out. A current retiree can't get hit up front, but those that can should be aware and start saving now. The net result was a $177Bln surplus. If I assume an Iraq pullout it gets much larger.
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#8
10-23-2005, 10:46 PM
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Re: Budget Simulation Program
Budget Totals
Old budget was $3747.36 billion ($2672.527 billion in spending, $1074.833 billion in tax expenditures and cuts). New budget is $3126.14 billion ($1336.4 billion in spending, $1789.74 billion in tax expenditures and cuts). You have cut the deficit by $621.22 billion. Your new deficit is $-220.21 billion. I cut non military across the board by 30% except for medicare, social security, Natural resource and environment, and a few others which were eliminated. I increased military spending and veterans benefits by 30% which I would target specifically to pay increases. I increased the tax cuts by 100%, The corporate tax cuts by 100% and the rest of them by 50%. I would use the surplus to pay off what people paid into social security. $579.94 billion .... Military Spending Increased $133.84 bil. from base of $446.105 bil.( 30%) $111.85 billion .... Iraq War and Afghanistan Operations (No Change) $150.13 billion .... Veterans & Retired Military Pensions and Services Increased $34.65 bil. from base of $115.482 bil.( 30%) $22.11 billion ..... International Affairs Cut $9.47 bil. from base of $31.590 bil.(-30%) $16.78 billion ..... General Science, Space, and Technology Cut $7.18 bil. from base of $23.967 bil.(-30%) $1.48 billion ...... Non-Defense Energy Spending Cut $0.63 bil. from base of $2.121 bil.(-30%) $0 billion ......... Natural Resources and Environment Cut $31.15 bil. from base of $31.163 bil.(-100%) $0 billion ......... Agriculture Cut $26.01 bil. from base of $26.020 bil.(-100%) $35.34 billion ..... Transportation Cut $35.32 bil. from base of $70.673 bil.(-50%) $0 billion ......... Community and Regional Development Cut $19.09 bil. from base of $19.097 bil.(-100%) $128.14 billion .... Education Increased $64.07 bil. from base of $64.068 bil.( 100%) $0 billion ......... Training, Labor and Unemployment Programs Cut $47.8 bil. from base of $47.809 bil.(-100%) $0 billion ......... Non-Medicare Health Spending Cut $253.31 bil. from base of $253.320 bil.(-100%) $0 billion ......... Medicare Cut $345.74 bil. from base of $345.746 bil.(-100%) $71.94 billion ..... Civilian Retirement (Social Security excluded) (No Change) $0 billion ......... Aid to Low-Income Families Cut $206.76 bil. from base of $206.773 bil.(-100%) $0 billion ......... General Family Support Cut $25.61 bil. from base of $25.619 bil.(-100%) $0 billion ......... Commerce and Housing Loan Programs Cut $6.81 bil. from base of $6.816 bil.(-100%) $0 billion ......... Social Security Cut $544.81 bil. from base of $544.821 bil.(-100%) $43.1 billion ...... Administration of Justice (No Change) $8.88 billion ...... General Government Administration Cut $8.86 bil. from base of $17.754 bil.(-50%) $211.08 billion .... Net Interest (No Change) $-44.37 billion .... Undistributed Offsetting Receipts and Allowance (No Change) Tax Expenditures ($1789.74 billion: increased $714.91 billion) $589.2 billion ..... 2001 and 2003 Tax Cuts Increased $294.6 bil. from base of $294.6 bil.( 100%) $120.72 billion .... Corporate Tax Breaks Increased $60.36 bil. from base of $60.360 bil.( 100%) $130.06 billion .... Personal Business and Investment Benefits Increased $43.35 bil. from base of $86.710 bil.( 50%) $252.71 billion .... Pension and Retirement Tax Benefits Increased $84.24 bil. from base of $168.470 bil.( 50%) $211.49 billion .... Health Insurance Tax Benefits Increased $70.5 bil. from base of $140.990 bil.( 50%) $245.57 billion .... Housing Tax Benefits Increased $81.86 bil. from base of $163.710 bil.( 50%) $239.99 billion .... Other Individual Deductions and Expenditures Increased $80 bil. from base of $159.993 bil.( 50%)
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#10
10-24-2005, 02:16 AM
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Re: Budget Simulation Program
Spending ($2633.65 billion: cut $38.87 billion)
$401.49 billion .... Military Spending Cut $44.61 bil. from base of $446.105 bil.(-10%) $33.56 billion ..... Iraq War and Afghanistan Operations Cut $78.28 bil. from base of $111.851 bil.(-70%) $138.58 billion .... Veterans & Retired Military Pensions and Services Increased $23.1 bil. from base of $115.482 bil.( 20%) $41.07 billion ..... International Affairs Increased $9.48 bil. from base of $31.590 bil.( 30%) $47.93 billion ..... General Science, Space, and Technology Increased $23.96 bil. from base of $23.967 bil.( 100%) $4.24 billion ...... Non-Defense Energy Spending Increased $2.12 bil. from base of $2.121 bil.( 100%) $40.51 billion ..... Natural Resources and Environment Increased $9.35 bil. from base of $31.163 bil.( 30%) $20.82 billion ..... Agriculture Cut $5.19 bil. from base of $26.020 bil.(-20%) $91.87 billion ..... Transportation Increased $21.2 bil. from base of $70.673 bil.( 30%) $19.1 billion ...... Community and Regional Development (No Change) $64.07 billion ..... Education (No Change) $47.81 billion ..... Training, Labor and Unemployment Programs (No Change) $253.32 billion .... Non-Medicare Health Spending (No Change) $345.75 billion .... Medicare (No Change) $71.94 billion ..... Civilian Retirement (Social Security excluded) (No Change) $206.77 billion .... Aid to Low-Income Families (No Change) $25.62 billion ..... General Family Support (No Change) $6.82 billion ...... Commerce and Housing Loan Programs (No Change) $544.82 billion .... Social Security (No Change) $43.1 billion ...... Administration of Justice (No Change) $17.75 billion ..... General Government Administration (No Change) $211.08 billion .... Net Interest (No Change) $-44.37 billion .... Undistributed Offsetting Receipts and Allowance (No Change) Tax Expenditures ($719.87 billion: cut $354.95 billion) $0 billion ......... 2001 and 2003 Tax Cuts Cut $294.59 bil. from base of $294.6 bil.(-100%) $0 billion ......... Corporate Tax Breaks Cut $60.35 bil. from base of $60.360 bil.(-100%) $86.71 billion ..... Personal Business and Investment Benefits (No Change) $168.47 billion .... Pension and Retirement Tax Benefits (No Change) $140.99 billion .... Health Insurance Tax Benefits (No Change) $163.71 billion .... Housing Tax Benefits (No Change) $159.99 billion .... Other Individual Deductions and Expenditures (No Change)
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