Slidecast about the American economy at the time. In this slidecast I talk about creating jobs and the financial crisis. I also give my personal opinion and draw conclusions out of 3 self-picked articles.

1. Summary of three articles
by Matthias Vervrangen

2. Overview
 Overview of articles
 Solutions to the problems
 My conclusions.

3. The articles: overview
 Making the most of our financial winter
 Handling about the Jobs act
 Bank’s collapse in Europe points to
global risk
 Dexia causes problems in the USA
 Can anyone really create jobs?

4. Making the most of our financial
winter
 Obama’s plan to create more jobs
 Example of a farm
 What we have done in the past

5. Can anyone really create jobs?
 Politicians promise to create more jobs
 Vague statements?
 Moving jobs but not creating

8. Bank’s collapse in Europe
points to global risk
 Dexia bank helped by government
 Debate: public money used to save
private business
 Encouraging high risk investing

9. Solutions
 Economy is the cause of financial crisis
 Education, healthcare,… should be
changed

10. Personal opinion
 Barack Obama’s plan
 More spending = better economy

12. Sources
Graphs:
http://www.tradingeconomics.com/united-
states/unemployment-rate
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/magaz
ine/job-creation-campaign-
promises.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1&ref
=economy

13. Sources
Articles:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/magazine/job-
creation-campaign-
promises.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1&ref=economy
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/16/business/a-proven-
principle-behind-obamas-jobs-
plan.html?ref=economy
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/23/business/dexias-
collapse-in-europe-points-to-global-
risks.html?pagewanted=all