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THE HISTORY OF MONEY AND GOVERNMENT SPENDING (S295)

S – Economics, Finance, Political Science, Law

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Wilmington (Arsht Hall) | February 5, 2026-March 5, 2026

Thursday: 2:30 PM-3:45 PM

This course is about the historic development of money by world civilizations. It covers the evolution of the U.S. dollar bill, coins, and gold and silver reserves as well as the creation of the U.S. central bank (the Federal Reserve) and its relation to the Treasury and Congress. The instructor describes the process by which the U.S. government spends money and leads a discussion about government deficits and debt.

This offering meets for a total of 5 session(s).

INSTRUCTOR: Kurt Augenblick

AUGENBLICK, KURT — B.S.M.E., M.S.M.E., Lehigh University. Retired after 50 years with HP Analytical, Siemens; CAI; Del Tech (adjunct). Current interests include managing/creating Lutheran Community Services Food Pantry client management website; furniture making, travel, biking, sports, computers/database programming, and self-studying economics. (D261, S295)

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