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Student haiku about Economics

These have been extracted by Dr. Kay Strong from her students' work and are provided as an appendix to her case study, "Use of Portfolios for Assessment in Introductory Economics".


From the portfolio of DMK:

DEBT

The checkbook is vast
Yet red ink still overflows
Debt consumes our lives.

From the portfolio of AMF:

Econ is for all.

Econ is for all.
Does not matter big or small.
It runs your whole world.

Crime is Money

Does crime really pay?
It's money in your pocket.
If it goes your way.

Drugs and Booze

Drugs are just like booze.
Crime rates have skyrocketed.
Legalization?