Outsourcing?

Here are a few clips for your enjoyment! Feel free to leave a comment!

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.

OpinionAxePoison

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

I.O.U.S.A.

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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

mortgage

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