Observed arrival · 2026-09-22
Rob Avery for President 2028
An entirely fictional presidential campaign built around a costed policy platform, budget tools, a cabinet shortlist, and a first-100-days plan.
- For
- Readers curious about policy design and public budgets
- Worth noticing
- The Tax Lab lets visitors design federal brackets and see estimated revenue update against current law.
Field notes
The project frames governing as an engineering exercise: policies are divided into spending and revenue, then connected to a projected surplus and debt-reduction story. Its supporting apparatus includes a proposed cabinet with role descriptions, a phased first-100-days plan, a household-impact calculator, and a Humanity Score that claims to look beyond GDP. The homepage also exposes sample Tax Lab comparisons, including current law and a flat 15% example.
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