College of Westchester Students Debate Economics
The study of economics is becoming more of a necessity than an elective course for college students. This is especially true with our nation’s unemployment rate and presidential election on the near horizon.
To help students have a better and practical understanding of economics and how it impacts their personal lives, the College of Westchester, located at 325 Central Avenue in White Plains, held an economics debate on June 21.
Professor Cirulli’s macroeconomics class was divided into the two opposing schools of economic thought: supply side and demand side. Topics debated included, Keynesian versus Austrian School economics, unemployment, tax policy and spending policy, healthcare, living wage and minimum wage, monetary policy and fiscal policy, and government regulation.
Students took their information from movies, books, articles, and television programming dealing with economic issues they had viewed as part of their class instruction. Special focus was given to those topics playing a major role in the coming national election.
“Both teams presented and defended their respective positions with confidence and passion,” Cirulli said. “The debate was not intended as a win/loose debate. But rather, presented as a forum for the students to demonstrate their knowledge of the subject matter. Both sides agreed on the need to address the high unemployment problem and the enactment of government fiscal policy that helps the middle class, and not just the top 1 percent.”
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