Tax Credits for National Service?
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We need to encourage volunteerism. There are many kinds of work that need to be done but don’t get done because government or charities can’t afford to pay for them. And there are many people who are unemployed who could help and would want to help if there were some tangible benefit for doing so.
Redefine national service to include volunteer work for charities. The more national service you do, the more you receive in tax credits, and you can choose when to exercise those credits.
For instance, if you are unemployed for six months and do volunteer work during that time, you could cash in those credits after you find a new job and have a significant tax bill. If you do volunteer work while employed, you might want to use your credits immediately. And if you choose a national service career. such as serving in the military, you might want to save up credits for use after retirement.
With such a system in place, current charities might flourish and extend their services, and new charitable organizations might be formed to do more work that really needs to be done.
