Take the NYT Deficit Puzzle--If You Dare

It's harder than it looks. No matter what your political persuasion, it's likely you'll have to kill (or at least injure) some sacred cows if you are really serious about solving the deficit. If nothing else, the puzzle shows how difficult it is for people to really be serious (and not just give lip service) to deficit reduction. Here's the puzzle: NYT Deficit Puzzle. And David Leonhardt's explanation of where the policy options came from.

My budget puzzle solution.