Interactive Budget Tools & Calculators

28.01.2012 Thumbnail image for Deficit cutting: The game

Deficit cutting: The game

Deficit cutting: The game If the U.S. Treasury can’t borrow any more money, it’s going to have to make some tough choices. We thought we’d [...]

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02.01.2012 Thumbnail image for The Future Military: Your Budget Strategy

The Future Military: Your Budget Strategy

The Future Military: Your Budget Strategy The Pentagon has committed to $450 billion in reduced spending over the next 10 years, but may have to [...]

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21.06.2011 Thumbnail image for Saving Social Security – Interactive

Saving Social Security – Interactive

Saving Social Security – Interactive A selection of options evaluated by the actuaries, nonpartisan government officials, are listed below, along with an estimate of each [...]

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09.01.2011 Thumbnail image for California budget balancer

California budget balancer

California budget balancer Try your hand at eliminating the red ink in California’s budget. View the interactive graphic View more budget-balancing interactives: Budget calculator: How [...]

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13.11.2010 Thumbnail image for Budget Puzzle: You Fix the Budget

Budget Puzzle: You Fix the Budget

Budget Puzzle: You Fix the Budget Today, you’re in charge of the nation’s finances. Some of your options have more short-term savings and some have [...]

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25.06.2010 Thumbnail image for Budget: What would you cut?

Budget: What would you cut?

Budget: What would you cut? Chancellor George Osborne is due to deliver his Spending Review on Wednesday 20 October, after the government set itself cutting [...]

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29.04.2010 Thumbnail image for UK deficit-buster: Choose your cuts

UK deficit-buster: Choose your cuts

UK deficit-buster: Choose your cuts Britain’s next chancellor will oversee the start of the most sustained squeeze on public spending in at least 60 years. [...]

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30.12.2009 Thumbnail image for You balance the budget

You balance the budget

You balance the budget In 2009, The Times created the tool below to allow readers to try their hand at closing California’s budget shortfall, at [...]

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21.12.2009 Thumbnail image for Budget calculator: How would you save Austin schools money?

Budget calculator: How would you save Austin schools money?

Budget calculator: How would you save Austin schools money? As Austin school district administrators consider how to cut up to $25 million from its proposed [...]

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