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Here's a summary of the budget options chosen by all who submitted their plans between March 7 and today. We think you'll find it interesting to see what other people are choosing, but we warn you not to "read" the results as a gauge of public opinion. The Budget Balancer is not a scientific poll. People can submit as many budgets as they want.

Still, some interesting themes have emerged. Many people are choosing to give more money to education: Three of the four most popular spending increase categories are education-related. Many have also chosen to increase revenues, specifically by raising "sin" taxes like cigarette and alcohol taxes. More than a third support the expansion of gambling.