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Minnesota Vikings Stadium: A Summary of Actions by 2012 Legislature
Minnesota Vikings Stadium: A Summary of Actions by 2012 Legislature
The new Minnesota Vikings stadium cost more than NASA's mission to Pluto. It the place of business of a private corporation, carrying the name of another corporation "US Bank Stadium" yet half of its funding was paid by Minnesota taxpayers. This is a summary of the state legislation authorizing this funding - it is a primary source. Put the charts in front of students and let them ask questions - perfect start to an inquiry lesson on capitalism. Or rather the economic system that we try to describe with that word
#economics#US II Unit 2: Great Depression#US II Unit 4: 1950s Early Cold War
·house.leg.state.mn.us·
Minnesota Vikings Stadium: A Summary of Actions by 2012 Legislature
Office of Tax Analysis | U.S. Department of the Treasury
Office of Tax Analysis | U.S. Department of the Treasury
Discussion and arguments about tax rates and which "president raised (or lowered) tax rates the most [ignoring Congress] really need a base of reality upon which to compare and contrast - this should be the shared ground of fact
#wealth distribution#economics#US II Unit 8: 80s America and the end of the Cold War#US II Unit 2: Great Depression#US II Unit 7: Rebellion and Reaction amid the Seventies Malaise (1972-1980)
·home.treasury.gov·
Office of Tax Analysis | U.S. Department of the Treasury
What We Pay For
What We Pay For
This site uses statistics from the United States Office of Management and Budget to provide information on the budget. Students contemplating the size of government in a Great Depression/New Deal lesson would be well served to look at the numbers as they stand today.
#economics#8th Grade Social Studies#8th Grade Unit 1: Power Authority and Government Effectiveness#8th Grade Unit 4: The Political Ecosystem#8th Grade Unit 3: The Constitution#8th Grade Unit 2: Civics Literacy#US II Unit 2: Great Depression
·whatwepayfor.com·
What We Pay For
Communications Act of 1934 - creation of the FCC
Communications Act of 1934 - creation of the FCC
Commonly ignored by "Alphabet Soup" lessons of the New Deal, the creation of the FCC and its regulatory authority over information and communication systems in the United States may strike a cord with students enveloped in the information and communication revolution of the 21st Century. Why not link students to the document and simply ask them to scroll through it and comment on the degree to which the term "free market" applied to this industry in the early 1930s?
#New Deal#economics#primary source#US II Unit 2: Great Depression
·transition.fcc.gov·
Communications Act of 1934 - creation of the FCC
NFL had a long, pricey and secret Super Bowl wish list for Minneapolis | Star Tribune
NFL had a long, pricey and secret Super Bowl wish list for Minneapolis | Star Tribune
Teachers who find themselves leading instruction to anything within a mile of "economic systems" or using the terms "capitalism", 'communism", or "laissez faire" should think about using this information as an example. Think of the degree to which the city of Minneapolis and state of Minnesota would be contributing to the private profit of a private business (NFL) which already benefits from the federal government's classification of them as a non-profit organization. - You can tie it us easily with the question - "Would you work for the NFL for free?" by volunteering at the superbowl?
#economics#US II Unit 2: Great Depression
·startribune.com·
NFL had a long, pricey and secret Super Bowl wish list for Minneapolis | Star Tribune