I solved the deficit!!

Congress is  headed for the biggest gridlock in decades, and there's absolutely no forward momentum to grow the economy and get folks back to work.  Yet somehow, the budget deficit has come to be seen as the biggest problem facing this country, and that's an impossible task, right?

Today's New York Times has an interactive feature that allows the reader to take a stab at solving the budget deficit.  Try it here.  And then if you want to see how I solved the deficit, you can go here.