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__**Intro**__ - **Thesis Question:** How does the economy affect the way that we spend our money? The economy affects the way we spend money because we are more willing to just buy what we need instead of what we want. For example, if you only have enough money to buy milk but you also want icecream that you can enjoy for desert, you most likely won't buy the desert because you don't need it the way you need milk.


 * Body 1 -** The economy can effect business in both negative and positive ways. It can affect a business negatively if it's a small business and is likely to go out for business because people are trying to cut down on buying too much. At the same time, big businesses, such as Wallmart and Costco's are making a lot of money because they can afford to lower prices and with lower prices, more people go buy.


 * Body 2 -** The economy affects jobs because many people are getting unemployed and it is more difficult for people to find a job that they want. People need money now and they are going to take any job they can get, even if it means taking the jobs that correspond to teenagers and young adults. This also makes it hard for a teenager to find a job. **Quote:**  In 2008, 39.8 million Americans were living in poverty, which is $22,025 a year for a family of four. We haven't seen that many poor people since 1960 and it's because many people have shifted from full-time employment to part-time," said Michelle Singletary.


 * Body 3 -** The economy has a great affect in employees because when the economy isn't doing to great and we are in a recession, unemployment rates rise. In some cases, some people get laid-off of work because the business is not making enough money to pay everybody. In other cases, they might not be able to afford paying you for five or six days a week and might cut down your schedule to two or three times a week of work days. **Quote:**  "The recession has plunged 2.6 million more Americans into poverty, wiped out the household income gains of an entire decade and pushed the number of people without health insurance up to 46.3 million," report Carol Morello and Dan Keating. []


 * Conclusion -** Restate Thesis and my give my own opinion.