Rise‌‌of‌‌Industry‌‌Quick‌‌Write‌ 

Please‌‌read‌‌the‌‌following‌‌quote‌‌and‌‌answer‌‌the‌‌related‌‌questions‌‌as‌‌a‌‌group:‌  ‌

“What’s‌‌good‌‌for‌‌American‌‌business‌‌is‌‌good‌‌for‌‌America.”‌  ‌

1.‌‌In‌‌what‌‌ways‌‌might‌‌this‌‌quote‌‌be‌‌true?‌‌
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● Business‌‌helps‌‌the‌‌economy‌  ‌
● Business‌w‌ ith‌‌outside‌‌companies‌‌in‌‌other‌‌states‌‌make‌‌trade‌‌groups‌‌and‌‌the‌‌economy‌‌
 
easier/effective‌  ‌
● Helps‌‌expansion‌‌across‌‌other‌‌countries‌  ‌
● Increase‌‌quality‌‌of‌‌life‌‌index‌  ‌
● More‌‌countries‌‌would‌‌want‌‌to‌‌ally‌‌with‌‌America‌  ‌
● Stronger‌‌military‌‌    ‌
● Higher‌‌government‌‌funding‌  ‌
● Higher‌‌expectancy‌‌with‌‌the‌‌more‌‌money‌‌one‌‌has‌  ‌
● Can‌‌help‌‌in‌‌social‌‌programs-welfare,‌‌schools,‌‌etc.‌  ‌

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2.‌‌From‌‌whose‌‌perspective‌‌do‌‌you‌‌think‌‌this‌‌quote‌‌is‌‌written?‌  ‌

● The‌‌president‌‌   
● Business‌‌owners‌‌(‌‌capitalists)‌  ‌
● Economists‌‌    ‌
● Rich‌‌white‌‌guys‌   ‌ ‌

3.‌‌In‌‌what‌‌ways‌‌might‌‌this‌‌quote‌‌not‌‌be‌‌true?‌  ‌

● The‌‌term‌‌business‌‌is‌‌too‌‌broad‌‌so‌‌it‌‌can‌‌have‌‌multiple‌‌meanings‌‌   ‌
● Business‌‌owners‌‌and‌‌capitalists‌ ‌have‌‌the‌‌upper‌‌hand‌‌in‌‌government‌‌creating‌‌an‌‌  
imbalance‌   ‌ ‌
● It‌‌doesn’t‌‌specify‌‌who‌‌it‌‌means‌‌by‌‌America‌‌like‌‌in‌‌citizens‌‌or‌‌everyone‌‌living‌‌in‌‌ 
America‌  ‌
● “Good”‌‌can‌‌be‌‌perceived‌‌different‌‌ways‌‌depending‌‌on‌‌the‌‌person‌‌    ‌
● There‌‌can‌‌be‌‌abuse‌‌of‌‌people‌‌in‌‌business‌‌    ‌
● There‌‌can‌‌be‌‌ethical‌‌and‌‌moral‌‌dilemmas‌‌in‌‌the‌‌business‌‌that‌‌can‌‌reflect‌‌on‌‌the‌‌ 
image‌‌of‌‌America‌‌   ‌
● The‌‌market‌‌crashes‌‌and‌‌all‌‌business‌‌routes‌‌and‌‌the‌‌economy‌‌will‌‌crash‌‌as‌‌well‌  ‌
● Success‌‌is‌‌subjective‌‌   ‌
● The‌‌more‌‌money‌‌you‌‌have‌‌the‌‌more‌‌power‌‌you‌‌have,‌‌but‌‌also‌‌means‌‌more‌‌taxes‌  ‌
● Business‌‌fails=‌‌whole‌‌country‌‌fails‌‌
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