Stimulating the Economy
Lessons from Food Inc.
Life Lessons
Did you read the textbook?
Applications and Simulations
100
More money for working women, teenagers, and families to spend! This idea could work!
We need to raise the minimum wage!
100
What would I say to the student who is sad that chickens are being hurt?
Supply and Demand - You can change the world with your wallet
100
Quickest and most realistic way to become a millionaire. Go to college and take this major
Petroleum Engineer
100
Supply and Demand
Chapters 3-4
100
Making Paper Links
Law of Diminishing Returns
200
Do I trust The Fed?
Hard to trust powerful banksters!
200
Machines, factories, and robots now make our food! (Check the bumper sticker) What's this called?
Automation
200
Your money shouldn't just sit in a bank. Make it work for you
Invest, Diversify
200
Monopolies
Chapter 6
200
Foxconn, African metal miners, Steve Jobs
Factors of Production
300
What should we do about Marijuana?
Legalizing it would benefit the economy!
300
With all their genetic manipulations, I don't trust this mega evil company!
Monsanto
300
We need a Central Bank!
No one really knows what's better or worse. Hamilton and Jefferson hated each other because of this debate.
300
Sole Proprietorships
Chapter 7
300
Market Basket of Goods, Price of bacon now and in 1960
Inflation
400
The Fed manipulates this tool to make it easier for people to get money, money, money, money, money! Remember the computer game?
Interest Rate, Discount Rate, Federal Funds Rate
400
Smithfield cuts up their hogs (after they go through the screaming chamber) by unappreciated migrant workers. It would benefit themselves to organize into these:
They could use a Union
400
Fossil fuels (oil, gas, coal) are killing us and heating this earth!
Let's build some solar panels!
400
Personal Finance
Chapter 9
400
The female, Muslim, gay, unemployable person
Discrimination in the Economy
500
If you need cash for a start-up, I'd turn to these investors.
The Sharks
500
If we stop giving these to farmers, then you can say goodbye to McChickens on the dollar menu.
Corn Subsidies
500
This is the greatest game show on TV...
Price is Right
500
Affirmative Action and Gender Pay Gap
Chapter 8
500
Food Inc.
How f'd up the world is around us.