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Grade 6-8, 9-12
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How to Play the Fiscal Ship

Updated: December 7 2018,
Author: , Council for Economic Education
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Budget Deficits and Public Debt, Fiscal Policy
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What are the tradeoffs that policymakers face when steering the federal budget? To answer this question, we will explore ways students can grapple with the complexity of federal budget choices as they play The Fiscal Ship.

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Economics

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