17Mar2014
1. Retirement benefits ----- Lucila, Mushfiq, Guillermo
· Include SS
· 401K’s
· Employee Pension
· Health Care
2. Safely Nets---- Casey who?, Hoang, Zac
· WIC, etc
3. Taxes----- Sean, Chase, Madelyn
· Income
· Capital gain (wealth)
4. Prison Industrial Complex----- Elizabeth, Myron, Da’rell, Azeb, Liz
· Status work and citizenship of persons with felony
· Corporate/financial
5. Manufacturing Jobs outsourcing ------ Darlene, Aaron, Anna, Jasmine
· Chickens in China
6. Public education------ Damien, Yisong, Greg
· -the great hope
7. Weakened labor unions
8. Minimum wage vs. living wage---- Richard, Dyrell, Angelica
· Mc D’s budget
9. Regulation vs. deregulation
10. Health Care----- Gwendolyn, Edith, Italy, Marisol
11. Housing/mortgage crisis---- Jesse, Beerkat, Tony, Christina
· Bailout
· The bubble
12. What influences stock prices, the stock market?
· Corporation have same status as citizens, what does this mean?
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10 Lies about poverty that America can no longer afford [173-174]
Poverty to prosperity [175-177]
Coming out of a recession… with an uptick of job growth…
Where’s the lie and the truth in that?
Assignment-
Product of Reseach Options:
1. Poster
2. Prezi/ppt (power point)
3. Gif (video)
4. Single info reference sheet (handouts)
5. Up to 15 mins presenting
Criteria-
Protocol
1. Give an overview of the topic
2. Use at least 5 sources
3. If debate around issue, layout the contours of that debate
4. Take a position on the issue as a team
5. Make connections with the text
****focusing to a mid-term****
Carnival Due- March 26
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