Sunday, August 25, 2013
This week in econ class we practiced the decision making process about weserville, a renamed small town in Pennsylvania. The class voted on a ballot to elect officials. After electing our officials we thrown into a real life situation. The town of weserville was being given $10 million by the government and how we spend it is up to us. There were a good number ideas proposed most were relatively similar. The choice that seemed to be the most popular was building a mall with a clinic and a gas station as part of it. We still have to finalize specific details of the project earlier this week. I did´nt originally agree with the idea of building an enormous mall with a bunch of businesses with inside of it. After thinking it over I do like the idea and i think it would create a lot of jobs and potentially bring more people into our area.
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I agree with the fact that if we have businesses and jobs available in Weserville it will bring more people into the town. But I don't think $10 million dollars could get an "enormous" amount of jobs made.
ReplyDeleteAll the ideas that were given, would help the town in their own ways. Weserville does need a closer gas station, but also need a hospital. Not only the essentials, but we did have to think about what would bring people TO the town, like the shopping center. The shopping center is a great idea and it would do great for the town.
ReplyDeleteNick, i agree with all of the business, but you forgot all the main things Mrs.Weeser taught us. This would include what the class, economics, is about and what scarcity is. The town either way if shopping center or oil rig, would gather a large amount of visators and increase the population.
ReplyDeleteAt first I also agreed with the mall idea so i decided to go with it, but when we were voting for the plan I went for natural gas. Natural gas would bring more industry to the town and it would also give more money and tax to the town.
ReplyDeleteYea both sides had really good ideas
ReplyDeletei didnt think my opinion would change but i think that the oil ridge is a really good thing now