Have you ever wondered why it’s so difficult for government to balance the budget? Join ECU faculty, students and the greater Greenville community playing the role of lawmaker in this two-hour activity.
- Evaluate and vote on a wide range of budget proposals involving entitlement programs, defense, health care, discretionary spending and taxes
- Participants will work in small groups to debate and even agonize over decisions about where to spend and cutWill your group’s proposals increase or decrease the deficit?
- In the end, these “congressional committees” will present their budget recommendations to Congressman Walter B. Jones (R), who represents North Carolina’s 3rd Congressional District, who will participate in the activity
This budget exercise was developed and has been presented around the country by the non-partisan, non-profit Concord Coalition
The event will be held February 10, 2018, 10:00am-12:00pm, in the Croatan’s Green Room (ECU Main Campus)
ECU’s Department of Political Science and Citizen U program are the on-campus co-sponsors of this engaging activity
The event is free and open to all, but we do ask that you register so we can plan appropriately. Register at: https://orgsync.com/145987/events/2233095/occurrences/5338110
For questions, you may contact:
Alethia Cook
- 252-328-5869
- cooka@ecu.edu
Marjorie Dufek
- 252-249-2233
- NCConcCoal@gmail.com
