introduction

=**Introduction**=

As you may know, the State of Michigan is currently experiencing a budget crisis. Your job is to figure out how to fix it. As new employees of the State of Michigan, you are responsible for figuring out the budget for the state. What does the state need to spend more money on? Where can the state spend less money? You need to find out and chart how much money the government spends on employee salaries, education, roads, etc. You also need to find out how much money the state is making from taxes, etc. You will be given $41 billion to spend while running the state of Michigan. You must decide how to run the state. You need to spend money and set the tax rate in order to keep your residents happy and still run a successful state.