The government is in debt! Trillions of dollars in debt, in fact. Some argue that the government has a spending problem and that it should reduce spending to balance its budget. Others argue the government has a revenue problem and that it should increase taxes (especially from affluent citizens and companies) to balance the budget. Based on your readings, do you support spending cuts or higher taxes?Today, I want you to switch your role and argue the opposing side. In other words, if you typically support spending cuts, today you will argue for higher taxes. Or, if you typically support higher taxes, you will support spending cuts.

After you conduct some research, write your response, which should look similar to this format: While I normally (support/oppose) (spending cuts/higher taxes), I recognize the arguments from the other side. The most compelling reasons to (support/oppose) (spending cuts/higher taxes) include: _[blank]_, _[blank]_, and _[blank]_.