Support4Change Blog

March 20, 2008

Categories: Q-and-A Club: Exploring Social and Political Issues

By Arlene Harder, MFT

TAX-AND-SPEND GAME CATEGORY ELEVEN

• To understand what this topic is all about, read:

How Will the Election Change Our Taxes?

Rules of the Tax-and-Spend Game

• You can see the same questions I raise today if you go to Funding Foreign Aid in the Q-and-A Club section of the Support4Change website. There you will also be able to access all eleven categories of the game that I post on this blog every-other-day.

• Play the Tax-and-Spend Game and enter a drawing. See form below.

• Share the Tax-and-Spend Game with your family and friends so they can better decide what programs they want the government to fund and what programs they are willing to do without if they don’t want to their taxes raised.

How do you want your taxes to be spent in order to provide aid to other countries?

When you see the world from space, there are no lines deliniating borders between countries. There is only the awareness that we all share this fragile planet and must surely find a way to help one another survive, without jepordizing the health and well-being of any individual country.

Certainly the United States has come to the rescue of many countries over the last century, for we have a tradition of helping other nations in the interest of world peace and humanitarian needs.
The billions we are pouring into Iraq are given not only because many feel responsible for the devastation caused by a war we started that has gotten out of hand. They are also evidence of America’s generosity to those who are in need.

Others would argue that if we deplete our resources by giving more than we can afford, the money is not well-spent. What do you think?

If you are aware of other programs funded by local, state, and/or national taxes that help other countries that are not included in this list, please let me know. Use the Contact Us form..

• Economic aid to developing countries
  

• Economic aid to countries fighting terrorists
  
  
• Military aid to countries fighting terrorism
  
  
• Medical aid to countries in need of assistance for their health programs
  
  
• Training programs such as the Peace Corps that focus on education and development of local resources
  
  
• Humanitarian aid in the form of food and clothing to countries suffering from hunger and/or natural disaster
  

Enter a drawing for “Ask Yourself Questions and Change Your Life” after you have finished this category of the Tax-and-Spend Game

Each week I will give away my latest book, Ask Yourself Questions and Change Your Life. All you have to do is to complete one of the eleven Tax-and-Spend Game categories and fill out this form.

NOTE #1: All fields are required.

NOTE #2: I will not share your name with anyone and I won’t put you on my newsletter list unless you subscribe yourself on the subscription form on Support4Change Newsletter or on the blog’s Welcome page. This is just information I need for this one drawing, but if you don’t give me your correct email address I won’t be able to contact you if you win.

NOTE #3: You can enter as often as you like, but each entry must be for a different Tax-and-Spend Game category

Name:

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Name of the tax-and-spend category to which your answer below applies

Education National Security Protection Against Crime Protection Against Injury Physical and Mental Health Infrastructure Economic Stability and Job Growth Housing and Community Development Environmental Protection Cultural and Artistic Enrichment Foreign Aid

What government services and programs you now use are you willing to give up in order to help balance the budget? Why?

May I share your answer on the Support4Change blog or website? I will not give your name or email address.

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Hope you enjoy the Tax-and-Spend Game and learn something in the process. I’d love to hear what you think about it. Add a comment to this page or use the Contact Us form on Support4Change to send me your comments or ask a question.