Since you don’t really need to study for the Chapter 8 quiz, you can use time tonight to continue to prepare for the Semester Final!

You will miss me next year!

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The Final will cover Chapters 2,3,5,6 & 7.  I handed out a comprehensive study guide for the Final during the week of 1/9.  You should use that to prepare for the test.

You may use one-page, one-sided, hand-written notes on the final.

Happy History!

I thought you might find this information on our government’s debt issues:

It puts into a much better perspective why the U.S. credit rating was downgraded:

* U.S. Tax revenue: $ 2,170,000,000,000

* Federal budget: $ 3,820,000,000,000

* New debt: $ 1,650,000,000,000

* National debt: $14,271,000,000,000

* Recent budget cuts: $38,500,000,000

Let’s now remove 8 zeros and pretend it’s a household budget:

* Annual family income: $21,700

* Money the family spent: $38,200

* New debt on the credit card: $16,500

* Outstanding balance on the credit card: $142,710

* Total budget cuts: $385

Happy History and I’ll see you on Jan. 2nd!

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