C‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‍URRENT EVENT 10 • Pull a news article from a major newspape

C‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‍URRENT EVENT 10 • Pull a news article from a major newspaper or online news like CNN, BBC, and CBS etc. and read it. After reading, please critically summarize the article using the following criteria: Note: The article must be related to the work we have covered that week. • As you write ensure that most of what you are writing are your own words – do not copy and paste – you want to paraphrase instead of copying and pasting – No exceptions • Your article MUST not be more than THREE months old. • In the first paragraph, indicate the title of the article, author of the article, source of the article, and what the article is about. • In the second paragraph, critically relate the article to an economics aspect we have covered in the class that week. Please restrict this to what has already been covered in class for that week – this must be a synthesis of what you have studied in the week’s chapter(s) in the class. • In the third paragraph indicate whether you agree with the article or not and why? • In the fourth paragraph, summarize the article • Produce two pages of this assignment – please double space. • Please include the link (URL) for the article you summarized • Type the article with 12 font size – work that is not typed will no‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‍t be accepted (please attach a typed WORD file and not a PDF or google doc). Any PDF/google doc files will not be graded. – send your work through Canvas. Only work submitted through Canvas will be graded. • Ensure that your safe assign score should be limited to 10% or less • Let me know if you have any questions with this assignment. • Note: The article must be related to the work we have covered that week: • 1. Using relevant examples discuss the five most important variables that may cause the market for demand curve for labor to shift • 2. Why do you think our economy continues to experience wage differences among groups – please discuss with relevant examples • 3. Think of any solutions that can eliminate wage differences in our economy today – how relevant are they in your opinion? • 4. Discuss the differences between progressive, regressive and flat taxes • 5. Discuss each of the five goals and principles governments consider when deciding which taxes to use • 6. The US government has been running a deficit budget since 2001, one of the reasons attributed to this dilemma is tax cuts. Do you think it is right for government to raise taxes to cut the deficit? Discuss why you choose the answer that you have chosen and also discuss othe‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‍r measures government can use to eliminate the deficit.