Mission 2 animation!

LEARN: After doing some research I have discovered that the beginning of our recession began with the plunge that the real estate market and the employment was a casualty of the real estate market crash. When people could not afford their homes it forced then into foreclosure and everyone fell further and further behind on their payments and bills. This also caused people to be out of work because with so many people in debt, there was no spending and the economy crashed. This is where my action takes place.

ACT: My approach is that the general public needs to put money back into the economy. People saving instead of spending hurts the economy but they are afraid to put money into the economy with the fear or being laid off or losing their job. If everyone collectively spends “X” amount of dollars into local small businesses then that would be beneficial for the economy and small businesses could grow and would be able to hire more employees. Small business growth would attract big business to want to come into the community, which creates even more job opportunity. City council should notify all residents on Modesto that the second weekend of every month is going to be the time to shop at discounted prices, dine for less, and enjoy entertainment that Modesto offers for a cheaper price. It is not mandatory that everyone participates but city council is purposing to everyone of Modesto that if we collectively do out part in trying to boost the economy and if business owners partake in discounting their products then we can get our local economy headed in the right direction.                                

IMAGINE: With this new proposition in place I believe that we could start to increase spending and get the money flowing back through Modesto’s economy. With the creation of more jobs I believe that the unemployment rate would decrease and the people who are so financially tight and could not afford to take advantage of the citywide discount weekends, they now will be able to with a job. Unemployment decrease, money flow increase, improvement in economy, and overall better employment situation for Modesto.