Step One - Research
What have we been spending our money on?
Revenue and spending numbers from Reagan to Obama - compare over time
Where do my taxes go? - you can look at different years
Step Two - Budget games
You and your committee will go to the following three websites and complete the national budget challenges. You will do this alone at first, then a second time as a committee. In order to approve the budget, the majority of the committee must approve.
Federal Budget Challenge - you have to enter an email, but it doesn't have to be real
New York Times - You fix the budget
Once you are finished, you should e-mail your results to me at portiajanel@yahoo.com.