1.
How will the current out-of-control spending affect your future?
2. Why is the word
"unsustainable" becoming more common? What does this word
imply?
3. How might Illinois
demonstrate an example after which Americans fear our
government will follow?
4. What is the relationship
between spending and taxes, and how should this affect our
view of
government-implemented programs?
5.
What are some of the new taxes that will be raised as a result of our
current administrations'
policies, and how will these impact Americans?
6. What are some of the
immediate consequences of the impending tax hikes in our
work force today,
especially among employers and upper-level Americans?
7. Does the Constitution limit
the power of Congress to spend? If so, in what ways?
8. How can citizens affect the
decisions on the Federal budget?
9.
How do we prompt our legislators to run our government as we do our
households?
10. What are some immediate
actions that the Federal government can take to curb the
debt and tax crises? What
are some actions we can take as citizens?
Challenge
Questions:
1. Look up some of the things on which
our national budget is being spent. What solutions
would you propose to curb spending?
would you propose to curb spending?
2. Research the Alternate Minimum
Tax, and post an informative article to your social
networking site. Why is the Alternate Minimum Tax so devastating?
networking site. Why is the Alternate Minimum Tax so devastating?
3. Look up an article on the debt
crisis in Greece. What situations led to the crisis? How
might it have been averted? Post the article to your social networking site.
might it have been averted? Post the article to your social networking site.
Bonus Questions:
1. Think about the levels of
government, from federal to the individual. Where does ultimate
responsibility for government truly lie? What happens when we abandon this responsibility?
responsibility for government truly lie? What happens when we abandon this responsibility?
2. Higher
taxes always have secondary repercussions, even on those who do not see
their
taxes raised. How is this so? And what are the consequences on the American public as a
whole?
taxes raised. How is this so? And what are the consequences on the American public as a
whole?
