Elizabeth Warren And Sherrod Brown Fight Fed Audit, Foreclosure Transparency

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/17/elizabeth-warren-rand-paul-federal-reserve_n_6699820.html DUE 23 FEB 2015. What is the purpose of the bill proposed by Rand Paul? Why are Democrats opposed to it? What do economists like Paul Krugman think about the bill?? What do you think: should the FED be audited or should the FED be independent of Congressional meddling? Why or why not?

Kansas Feels the Pain From Brownback's Terrible Budget

http://newstable.net/kansas-feels-the-pain-from-brownback-s-terrible-budget-4.html DUE 17 FEB 2015. READ BOTH "A GAME OF CHICKEN" AND "KANSAS FEELS THE PAIN FROM BROWNBACKS TERRIBLE BUDGET." Compare and contrast the opinions of Paul Krugman and John Hanna in relation to the use of austerity in controlling government economies. What are the advantages? What are the disadvantages? Can you suggest a different approach to solving the problems of Greece and Kansas??

A Game of Chicken

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/06/opinion/a-game-of-chicken.html?_r=0 DUE 17 FEB 2015. READ BOTH "A GAME OF CHICKEN" AND "KANSAS FEELS THE PAIN FROM BROWNBACKS TERRIBLE BUDGET." Compare and contrast the opinions of Paul Krugman and John Hanna in relation to the use of austerity in controlling government economies. What are the advantages? What are the disadvantages? Can you suggest a different approach to solving the problems of Greece and Kansas??

Bernie Sanders Obliterates The Republican Job Creator Myth At Senate Hearing

http://www.politicususa.com/2015/02/03/bernie-sanders-obliterates-republican-job-creator-myth-senate-hearing.html DUE 9 FEB 2015. Who is Bernie Sanders and why is he speaking to Congress? What is "trickle-down" or "voodoo" economics? Where did these terms originate and what is the proper economic term for these policies? Discuss Bernie's claim as to how these policies have affected the middle class in the long run??