Principles & Priorities is an interactive exercise in which participants learn how difficult it is to balance the federal budget. Constituents working in groups of five to ten, review current tax and spending policies, suggest priorities for the future, and apply their personal principles throughout the exercise.
What is Principles & Priorities?
- 1-2 hour immersive course
- Appropriate for business, community and college groups
- Exercise for multiple groups of 4-10 people
- Suitable for as few as 8 or as many as 200 people
Help your community understand the complexities of balancing the federal budget.
Principles and Priorities is a group budget exercise that puts participants in the shoes of members of Congress.
The Concord Coalition’s “Principles & Priorities” game is the best way to understand the federal budget
Testimonials
Congresswoman Niki Tsongas:
“It’s so easy when you’re sitting in your home to say we should do X or we shouldn’t do Y, but to bring people together and have them make some of those tough choices was revealing.”
