Assignment
Should U.S. farm subsidies be reduced or eliminated? Explain your stance like an economist?
Your Position Statement is to be in three page detailed outline on the topic you select. The accepted line spacing is 1 or 1.5. Don't be afraid of going to the writing center for some help and guidance in putting together your Position Statements.
In your Position Statement outlines you need to include: (1) your topic, (2) your position on the topic, (3) economic arguments against your position, (4) economic arguments for your position, (5) a brief concluding paragraph, and (6) at least three citations NOT including the textbook. Steps (3) and (4) must be done in outline form using complete sentences.
Your tone should be that of an economic policy maker (e.g., the chair of the Council of Economic Advisors, or the President of a branch of the Federal Reserve System), or an expert economic consultant witness testifying for a client. The point is that you should not get involved in emotional arguments that are not based on economic reasoning.
• Use multiple reliable sources other than the textbook.
• This is an economics class. Use economics to support your points.
• Use real data (properly cited) to support your points.