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6Oct/090

The Billion Dollar Gram

The Billion Dollar Gram

This is one of those simple, but great infographics.  Once the news starts talking about "billions" of dollars, the brain goes numb and it all runs together because the numbers are too big for us to comprehend.

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24Sep/090

Presupuesto

El diario Los Angeles Times lanzo una aplicacion para balancear el presupuesto del estado, proponiendole a los ciudadanos que la cosa no es tan simple como parece.

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-statebudget-fl,0,95571.htmlstory

Try your hand at closing California's budget shortfall, now estimated at $26.3 billion. It's not easy, but it can be done. Cut spending, raise taxes and/or borrow to get the state out of the red. For each choice -- drawn from proposals from across the political spectrum -- we've tried to give some sense of the effects. As you craft your proposal, the Deficit Meter will show your progress.

State budget balancer

Try your hand at closing California’s budget shortfall, now estimated at $26.3 billion. It’s not easy, but it can be done. Cut spending, raise taxes and/or borrow to get the state out of the red. For each choice -- drawn from proposals from across the political spectrum -- we’ve tried to give some sense of the effects. As you craft your proposal, the Deficit Meter will show your progress.