It's Up to Us

Video by:
Kelsey Ryan, Shane Wilson, & Kellen Jenkins
Emporia State University

Emporia State University students set out to find how locals feel about the national debt and how the problem can be fixed.




This is my opinion.

Essay by:
sayaka sensui
Emporia state University

The United States have 12.1 trillion dollar of national debt this year. It has been increasing from 1970. The federal debt has never decreased. The problem will probably be carried over to the next generation. Now, we need to reconsider about it.




Will there be a light at the end of this crisis?

Essay by:
Nancy Marie Fisackerly
Emporia State University

Will there be a light at the end of this crisis?




One Trillion and Climbing

Essay by:
Jenna Fugate
Emporia State University

During our current recession, the federal government’s huge deficit has increasingly been under a microscope; however, the deficit should not be the most important concern. In my opinion, the increase in the deficit is to be expected and it is appropriate because of the actions the government has taken to try to turn around the economy.




Zip-Diddly-Squat

Essay by:
Kyle Aaron Dasenbrock
Emporia State University

Everyone in every town of every state is asking one question, “What are we going to do about the national crisis?” Everybody and their dog is freaking out because they fear we will be headed toward another Great Depression. It seems as though every time our government tries to bring our country out of debt, it only gets worse.




I am Recession proof

Essay by:
Addison Canidy
Emporia State University

I know why America is not recession proof. It’s because we the people that make up America are not good stewards of our money. There has been an over whelming flux of “recession talk” the past couple years. However I believe that I am not a participant of the recession of America because I have positioned myself to not be affected by this nation’s situation.




Uh Oh, Uncle Sam

Essay by:
Rachel Zimmerman
Emporia state University

Did they make a mistake when writing the Constitution?



Product Distribution Revised

Essay by:
Harrison Stone
Emporia State University

The economy has suffered a massive deficit of over 3 trillion dollars on the last few years. The most logical task for getting our economy out of debt is to increase a tax and stop borrowing money from other countries. How many of you consumers notice the extra cents off the next whole dollar you don’t spend on every purchase?




A Japanese Vision of the American Dream

Essay by:
Hitomi Takami
Emporia State University

As a non-traditional student from Japan, it would be easy to say to America, just follow Japan. However, Japan has many difficulties which are similar to the ones facing the United States. The fatal day of financial capitalism suddenly arrived on September 15, 2008. Lehman Brothers in the United States collapsed with it debt; this “Lehman’s shock” still startles the world.



Playing Chicken with the National Debt

Essay by:
Garrett Nekuda
Emporia State University

In an egg farm, chickens that lay eggs are useful and help the business make a profit. Most chickens lose their ability consistently to lay eggs after about one year of life. This causes the company to have to pay more to feed it than it would gain from the sporadic eggs it might collect.




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