When you have money in your pockets, is it better to save or spend? Weigh the benefits of saving money in banks versus spending money to create opportunities for employment with this brief animated video, which is part of a series of six on adventures in economics.

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john maynard keynes, keynesian economics, social studies

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Classroom Considerations

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Engaging animated comics help to illustrate subject
• End of video offers nice segue for discussing taxation

Cons

• Speaker moves quickly through material at times, so you may wish to show twice or pause to review concepts

Common Core

RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.7