From Silkworth.net;

Tradition Seven: Every AA group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions.

• Honestly now, do I do all I can to help AA (my group, my central office, my GSO) remain self-supporting? Could I put a little more into the basket on behalf of the new guy who can’t afford it yet? How generous was I when tanked in a barroom?
• Should the Grapevine sell advertising space to book publishers and drug companies, so it could make a big profit and become a bigger magazine, in full color, at a cheaper price per copy?
• If GSO runs short of funds some year, wouldn’t it be okay to let the government subsidize AA groups in hospitals and prisons?
• Is it more important to get a big AA collection from a few people, or a smaller collection in which more members participate?
• Is a group treasurer’s report unimportant AA business? How does the treasurer feel about it?
• How important in my recovery is the feeling of self-respect, rather than the feeling of being always under obligation for charity received?

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Tradition Seven Checklist