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Each month, we post new streaming video from John Stossel on issues that we believe students will find interesting and thought-provoking. Click the link below to view the video, and then take a look at our discussion questions to pursue the ideas in the video further. 
View the "Pork Barrel Spending" video
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1. Do you think it is proper for congressmen to try to get more tax money spent in their own states, even if it isn't benefiting taxpayers in other states that must help pay for it? 2. If "pork barrel spending" is mostly done to boost a congressman's re-election chances, do you think something should be done to stop it? How is that different than bribery? 3. Why do you think this kind of "pork barrel spending" continues even though so much of it sounds so ridiculous to the average voter? What can be done to stop it? |
To go to our current month's streaming video clip,
and a full list of our available streaming video
clips, CLICK HERE.
