Use an online federal budget simulator such as www.fiscalship.org to try to improve the U.S.'s fiscal choices. Take notes as you go through the simulation; explain all of your choices. Could you balance the budget? Have you alleviated the debt issue? Why or why not? Review the consequences of your choices from a public finance perspective: explain the roles/difficulty/ etc. of sourcing revenue and spending patterns in your attempt at balancing the budget.