New York Times Budget Puzzle

1. How much did you save?
2015: $693 billion
2030: $1, 379 billion
2. What % came from tax increases? 60%
3. What % came from spending cuts? 40%

Reflection: 
Some of the easier choices in this activity was to reduce funding for the military and foreign affairs. I think this should be reduced because the U.S. has spent and gave so much money to foreign countries, but we should now focus on domestic affairs and fix our economy and other issues. It was difficult to decide cuts for healthcare and social security because these are important issues people have many complaints about. This task would be much more difficult when votes and compromises are required because cutting certain groups would make them and their supporters upset.