Can You Balance The Budget?

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  1. 0bserver92 Grand King of Moderation

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    The Globe and Mail has this cool thing on their website that let's you play finance minister. Can you balance the books and the way you want? I managed to get a 5.2 billion surplus doing things my way for the most part, I would personally raise corporate tax and the tax on wealthy a lot more. Link here.
    0bserver92, May 12, 2012
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  2. The Shaw Rawnald Gregory Erickson the Second

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    Easy, I just clicked everything that gave me the most moneys.
    The Shaw, May 12, 2012
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  3. DukeofAwesome Well-Known Member

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    Was able to get a 1.1 billion surplus without raising taxes at all.
    DukeofAwesome, May 12, 2012
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  4. The Shaw Rawnald Gregory Erickson the Second

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    But... but... the bureaucracy!!
    The Shaw, May 12, 2012
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  5. DukeofAwesome Well-Known Member

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    I guess they'll have to go without buying their second mistress a Cadillac this year.
    DukeofAwesome, May 12, 2012
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  6. slydessertfox Total War Branch Head

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    7.8 billion dollar surplus without cutting anything bitches.
    slydessertfox, May 12, 2012
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  7. The Shaw Rawnald Gregory Erickson the Second

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    Socialist!
    The Shaw, May 13, 2012
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  8. slydessertfox Total War Branch Head

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    slydessertfox, May 13, 2012
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  9. RickPerryLover strawberries oh sweet Jesus strawberries

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    Sly, quit posting that, because I can't help not clicking the link & pressing the button.
    RickPerryLover, May 13, 2012
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  10. VladimirGLenin Well-Known Member

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    2 billion dollar surplus woot! no cutting involved!
    VladimirGLenin, May 13, 2012
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  11. The Shaw Rawnald Gregory Erickson the Second

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    You people seem to be forgetting that it isn't that the government doesn't know how to balance the budget, it's that they can't agree on whether they should cut spending or raise taxes.

    So it's easy if one person is making decisions, but harder in a democracy where you have to make people who disagree agree.

    Which is why things like this are stupid.
    The Shaw, May 13, 2012
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  12. JosefVStalin El Presidente

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    I just clicked everything. $28.1 Billion surplus baby!!! WOOOO riding the gravy train!
    JosefVStalin, May 13, 2012
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  13. Romulus211 Proconsul

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    Geo political simulators, making your government look stupid since 1997.
    Romulus211, May 13, 2012
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  14. ComradeLer Proud Anti-Patriot

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    6 billion surplus, without getting rid of any social/benefit programs, and only minor cuts to the government. If this game gave me an option to go full socialist, I could make Canada a superpower.

    That being said, Canada has a pussy debt compared to the US.
    ComradeLer, May 13, 2012
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  15. pedro3131 Running the Show While the Big Guy's Gone

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    Hmm... With only a limited understanding of what most of these items are I got it down to a 9.9 billion deficit. I have a feeling some items are misrepresented, at least fiscally though.
    pedro3131, May 13, 2012
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  16. UtterlyImpeccable Well-Known Member

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    Damn, it's not as easy as you guys make it sound. I managed to cut 5 billion from the defecit, but it was too painful to cut anything else.
    Although it's still a hell of a lot easier than it would be in America or Britain. I know here we've had a 20% cut in pretty much every government department.
    UtterlyImpeccable, May 13, 2012
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  17. PineappleJoe Well-Known Member

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    Why couldn't they have an option to just abolish the Canadian army all together? That way I could save allot more money.
    PineappleJoe, May 13, 2012
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  18. D3VIL Well-Known Member

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    I don't know much about Canadian tax rates, but according to Wikipedia, federal tax rates are as follows:

    So what I'd do is bump the 29% up to over 50% to start with. I'd cut defence spending and instead focus on reducing greenhouse gas emissions by investing in green technologies with perhaps a public sector company.
    D3VIL, May 13, 2012
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  19. Soviet Streltsy Well-Known Member

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    4.4 Billion Surplus. Didn't cut retirement, infastructure, or civil benefits. Increased GST to Harper levels and snipped government salaries. Increased marginal taxes by 1 percent but atleast you have a clean, efficient, and hopefully happy Canada.

    The Tories and Conservatives would however, cry for my head on a silver platter.
    Soviet Streltsy, May 13, 2012
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  20. Kali The World's Best Communist

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    Yeah, thank God you cut the Children's Arts Tax Credit for that extra $.1 billion!
    Make more money if you make less money, everyone; sound economics if I've ever heard them!
    Kali, May 13, 2012
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