Challenge Your Congresspeople to Play SPENT

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Challenge Your Congresspeople to Play SPENT
Dear Members of Congress:

While you debate, people all over the country are fighting to keep their lights on, to keep their children fed and clothed, and to keep their dignity.

We ask you to take 10 minutes of your day to experience for yourself the challenges that over 14 million Americans are facing.

Play SPENT at http://playspent.org and see if you could survive living on the edge of poverty.

It may be just a game, but for millions of your constituents, it is all too real.

Thank you.

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Sebastian S. from Temecula, CA signed.
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Patricia D. from Sonoma, CA writes:
I played this game, and see how hard it is to "win".
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Someone from Hillsboro, OR writes:
You have to have money to have options in this country--and more and more of us have less and less of the money. Quit talking about opportunities for all when your "all" is defined by income that too many of have not and do not have.
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October 7, 2011    link
Gretchen S. from Minneapolis, MN writes:
Do this. See if you can make it through the month on the largesse of $1000. Make the hard choices. This is what the lower 20-30% of American Citizens must do.

And once you've played... fix it.
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