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Asset-based Community Development

CA Meltdown

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-02-19-california-hurting_N.htm

Unemployment in Haiti

I think CA should not axe poison because , even though California can save 6 million dollars with this , other problems will appear. For this reason is better if this state controls its expenses in general to do not have to take other ways to fix its economy, that is one of the most criticals in the States.

should CA Axe Poison Control?

In my opinion, CA should not axe poison control. There are two reasons to support my opinion. First, poison control center just costs CA 6 million dollar a year. Compared to the budget deficit of 24 billion, it is so petty. Also, poison control center is very important because it avoid some acritical patient being sent to hospital, and helps to save 70 millions dollar every year.

Outsourcing?

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I donot think the method will work.

In my opinion, I do not agree with this way which axing poison control center will work because the center is worth to many people's health specially for children. However, if California expel the poison control center, the state will have more serious problems in advanced. In other words, California can save 6million dollars for refilling revenues, but they may purchase for more money to fixing problems that occurs from axing the center.

I donot think the method will work.

In my opinion, I do not agree with this way which axing poison control center will work because the center is worth to many people's health specially for children. However, if California expel the poison control center, the state will have more serious problems in advanced. In other words, California can save 6million dollars for refilling revenues, but they may purchase for more money to fixing problems that occurs from axing the center.

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I think California needs to control their expenses so far. In addition, people cannot receive promises from the Government. Moreover, California's Government needs to stop the recession and drop revenues.

Foreign investors wary of U.S. bonds

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Listening HW # 3: Should CA Axe Poison Control?

California is having major budgeting issues! With the Balanced Budget Amendment, they cannot have a deficit! That means that their revenues (including loans) and their expenses MUST equal zero. The recession has caused a major drop in revenues. In addition, CA bonds currently have a very low rating (the lowest of all 50 states!), so they are having a difficult time finding people who want to buy them. Therefore, they only have two choices: increase taxes or decrease spending.

Click on the following link to listen to this passage on NPR. You may listen as many times as you want to.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=105848201&sc=emaf

Once you've listened to the passage, add a comment to this post stating your opinion on the question "Should CA axe poison control?" and explain why you feel that way. Remember, they are going to have to cut something!

Due Monday July 27th at 5pm

State Budget Problems

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4301429n

Mortages

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subprime morgage

subprime mortgage

Daoqin Zhao

xia --subprime mortgage

subprime mortgaes crisis

Causes and Effects of the Great Depression

Here is the link to the video we watched in class. We only watched part of it in class. Feel free to watch the rest to get even more practice!

http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/13433-american-history-causes-of-the-great-depression-video.htm

Subprime Mortgages

mortgage crisis

Subprime Mortgage Crisis

Listening HW # 2: Foreclosures May Weaken Home Prices

Below is a link to the listening passage you should listen to in order to complete Listening HW # 2. Before you listen, look over the vocabulary in the worksheet you were given in class and complete the activity. Then listen to the passage. You may listen as many times as you would like. Once you feel like you understand the passage, answer the questions on the worksheet and bring this to class with you. If you have trouble listening to the passage, make sure you plan ahead so that you can ask one of the lab attendants to help you.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9501422

Due: Wednesday July 14th, 2009 at 5pm

NPR Listening practice--Does A Strong Dollar Help The U.S. Economy?

If you would like to listen to the passage again that we listened to today in class, you can find it at the following link:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101528009&sc=emaf

You will also find an article that is very similar to the listening passage. The article and the listening passage are not exactly the same, but they are similar enough that you can use the article to identify some of the vocabulary words you may have struggled to understand while you were listening or to check how well you understood what you listened to.

The Paterson Silk Strike of 1913

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GDP Listening Homework

Here is the listening passage for your GDP listening homework. You may listen as many times as you want to. You may also use a dictionary if you need to. Once you feel like you understand the passage, answer the questions that I handed out in class and turn it in on Monday June 22nd in class. By the way, it should stop automatically once the commentator is finished interviewing Bill Stone, but if it doesn't, you can just stop it there.

Strikes

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Natasha

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Peter #2

The Peaterson Silk Strike

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xia's homework

The strike of 1913

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Speaking Homework # 2

Instructions:

Read p. 235 in your textbook about the Peterson Silk Strike
Create a 1-2 minute video expressing your opinion on the following topic:
Do you think that the workers or the mill owners were in the right? Why?
Post your video on the class blog:
http://economics5summer2009.blogspot.com/

Due by: Monday June 15th, 2009 at 5pm

Boss-knappings in France

xia

Peter

Daoqin Zhao's Introduction

Natasha's Introduction

Elizabeth's Introduction

Rebecca

Here's your first speaking HW

Watch the video below to get instructions for how to complete your first speaking HW assignment for economics this semester!