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Link to Part 1: Write Your Economist Bio: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DRQam_DWODXNOAdkU-tgMX8OZKmgftuBgW--x5rkBzM/edit

Link to Part 2: Design Your Piece for the Dr. King Exhibit: https://docs.google.com/document/d/17r-Oe9Tdpmbk6nJC9cIwPviUFkhJoxrQYukd-gfAoDo/edit?usp=sharing

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Economist Mini-Project Part 1: Write Your Economist Bio

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Charles Simons is a Keynesian center left capitalist at East Bay Innovation Academy whose work spans from holding seminars to working with applied Sciences working as a research assistant at UC santa cruz. His research is based on the mixed economy finding a balance between a totally free market and stable government programs benefitting all citizens. With few works published, Charles is a new economist with modern ideas and a fresh look on the structures put in place by generations before.

The morality of budgets comes from the struggle to balance such budgets, helping one cause means lessening rations for another. This act requires a moral compass to choose who needs the help and how much help they need. My moral compass tells me that I need to help facilitate the use of less forceful assets in certain events.

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Arryn V. W. Navone is a California senator. He actively works in the government to pass legislation that benefits economically neglected communities. Though Navone had not experienced a lack of personal economic wealth, he observed an obvious necessity in his home, Oakland and was interested in taking a route that would benefit Oakland and other economically mishandled communities (disabled, women, indigenous, immigrant, etc.) Navone considers himself a Keynesian Neo-Marxian economist as he has been inspired by Marx to look critically at wealth distribution in capitalism. He also is Keynesian as he views Keynes’ work as more probable based on the current economic climate of the United States. It is Navone’s idyllic view that the means of production for essential and necessary resources be controlled by the government in an equitable manner but that businesses remain allowed to distribute amenities. As for personal wealth, he believes there should be a cap which is maintained through taxation so that it is redistributed to benefit those who require wealth.

I am both critical of our US government and in recognition of the necessity in having an economy-controlling government. The same government which is misusing funds and undervaluing communities is the government which will allow us to regulate the wages of the rich, and prevent corporations from seizing land from indigenous people. If our society were solely capitalist, then the wealthy would spend it on things that benefitted them, rather than in an equitable way. The spending we see now is a representation of the beliefs of those in government. They see criminals as inherently bad, people to be punished instead of prevented. So? They put their money into policing because they believe that is the right thing to do based on their morals. If we were to have more community say in politics, though, perhaps that would change. In the infographic I talk about how it is a prominent sentiment that the right thing to do is defunding the police. The money going there could be used to fund the race and equity agency within the government and show that the government values its diverse citizens. Another important place to provide for is to underpaid teachers and low income schools, often in ethnically diverse communities.

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Arryn Navone, Race and Equity and OPD Inforgraphic

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Julian Korchin is a Marxist-Leninist economist. His work focuses on critiquing the institution of capitalism, understanding the role it plays in international economic imperialism, and interpreting theory to present day application. In particular, they believe in Lenin’s ideas that late-stage capitalism manifests itself in exploitative imperialism, as capitalist infrastructure cannot support itself and must expand outward in the search for profit and growth. Korchin is passionate about equity in economics, believing that if economic systems are not creating opportunities, security, and comfort for all people, they are antithetical to their purpose. He has authored several books, including Capitalism and Climate Change: How Consumption Will Lead to Catastrophe, 21st Century Marx, and Transition: How to Plant the Seeds of Communism in Late Stage Capitalism. Korchin currently curates several channels on online platforms with the intention of making complex economic concepts more accessible.

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Evan Sosa is a capitalist economist. His work focuses on growth and profit. He is inspired by John Maynard Keynes. In particular, he believes in this economist’s idea/s that supply and demand should lead the economy but he also believes that when the market drops the government should help. Sosa is passionate about giving consumers what they want. He studies economics because he noticed what people like and dislike. His achievements include publishing a book 100 ways to becoming an entrepreneur. Evan Sosa is currently an entrepreneur that has a vending machine business.

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Henry Fleming is a Keynesian economist. His work focuses on helping to make sure that local economies are unlikely to fail. He is inspired by Robert Reich, and he believes in this economist’s idea that the Government should step in and help to fund medicare during times of crisis instead of cutting taxes for the rich. Fleming is passionate about the jarring cut in funding for social programs put in place by the previous administration. He studies economics because he believes that the government should be held responsible for inconsistent or hypocritical budgeting priorities. Henry Fleming is currently a professor at the University of Chicago.

My piece shows that the Trump administration values putting discretionary funding towards defense and security much more than putting that funding towards education and the health and human resources department. My document shows that morally, the Trump administration felt that funding the defense program was the correct thing to do, and that education and health should take a backseat to that. My infographic sought to criticize that, as while I do believe that military spending is important for the country as a whole, it should not be valued above education and the health and human resources department.

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Faith Collins is a socialist  economist. Her work focuses on economics of education She is inspired by Dania Francis. In particular, they believe in this economist’s idea/s that  college should be free for all. Collins is passionate about providing opportunities for those who want to go to college and economic equality. She believes resources should be focused on more important things like healthcare. Her achievements include writing an essay about college being free and published in the NY times. Faith is currently the director for Campaign for FreeCollege Tuition.

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Gabriella Miles is a Yale University economist. Their work focuses on transgender inequality and unfair laws/treatment for trans people. They are inspired by Benedict Friedlaender. In particular, they believe in this economist’s idea/s that worked against paragraph 157 that made homosexual acts/relationships illegal Benedict assisted defendants in criminal trials. Miles is passionate about equality for all LGBTQ+ members, especially bodily rights for trans folk, Miles believes in medical access for all trans people without discrimination . They study economics because they want a safer future for LGBTQ+ people. Their achievements include the Brudner Prize(It is bestowed annually by the Committee for LGBT Studies at Yale University.).Gabriella is currently working as an Associate Director at FUnders for LGBTQ issues. Associate mangers socially engaged professional who will oversee a portfolio of client projects, providing philanthropists, program staff, and other key stakeholders with operations and relationship management expertise to ensure programmatic compliance and effectiveness.

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Nora Manring is an Ecological economist. Her work focuses on how the climate crisis is impacted by and can be mitigated through the economy. She is inspired by Clive Spash. In particular, she believes in this economist’s ideas around  the economics and ethics of human induced climate change and the plural values related to biodiversity. Manring is passionate about the maximization to balance sustainability of natural resources, she believes that the planet needs to be preserved and is the most pressing issue facing this generation, however mitigating or even solving social issues such as the racial divide and gender based discriminiaiton may also be critical in order to band together to save the Earth from its looming doom. She studies economics because economics isn’t just money, it is how resources are produced and distributed, every aspect of our modern society is affected by economics and many of the current systems seem to be slowly dipping into failure. Her achievements include the Aloysius Samberly Prize for Under-recognized Scientific Achievement for the research in her book: Elephants, Algae, and Economic Stability which studies the connections between keystone species and their effect on economic markets in unexpected ways. (list book publications, or awards). Nora Manring is currently independently researching for her next book sponsored by A.Z. Fell and Co.

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Blake Buckner is an anarchist economist with views often seen as highly controversial. He is very critical of all previously common economic systems due to their continued failures leaving millions of citizens unhappy and suffering. Similar to Marx he believes capitalism will always result in a class divided system with workers being taken advantage of but he also does not believe communism could ever be successful because of it's attraction to dictatorships because of untrustful leadership and government. He believes we should use our technology to move society towards a governmentless utopia where everyone is equal, and no one is required to work because necessities are guaranteed. Though it is not currently realistic the end goal is a powerless world with no need for currency. Buckner dropped out of Harvard to experience a more equitable education at Chabot Community College in Hayward California where he majored in culinary arts. He now works at Mcdonalds on Telegraph Ave in Oakland. He has written 4 books, including How to dodge taxes like a millionaire, and The problem with power. He also runs a youtube channel with 1.6 million subscribers where he indoctrinates his young audience to his political takes.

Budgeting comes from a government or some form of power distributing the wealth of resources based around what is most valued and value directly ties to morality. My piece focuses on the power aspect of the dilemma. Because it is those in power deciding what is morally superior they will always value what benefits them most. My piece depicts how this will never result in an equal system and that all power is bad power

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Annika Ruggles has a masters degree in the science of economics, specializing in macroeconomics. She interned with the American non profit organization Community Catalyst for 2 years. Now she works for the World Bank, and has for the past year. Politically, Annika positions herself center left economically, favoring Keynesian economics. She is one of the founding members of the non profit ‘Harmony in Economics’, which provides a voice to those being exploited by unfair labor practices. The organization is relatively young, but has had positive outcomes.

My piece connects to the statement 'budgets are moral documents’ because it ties the lax regulation of the insulin market in the US to the exploitation of the consumer. If the government budgeted more time and money towards curbing the ballooning price, then it would have demonstrated a greater value in protecting the right to the consumer accessibility to the life saving drug at a reasonable price. But, the government has not demonstrated this value, and has instead allowed the prices to rise 8x more than they are anywhere else in the world.

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Malia Hanif is a professor at the University of  California at Berkeley. Her research ranges from the limitations of academic assistance for students with learning disabilities (this is based on perceptions of these students in the classroom) to economic restitution for SPED students. Inequality and poverty, green economics, educational economics, and stratification economics are some of her research interests. She is left side oriented and is inspired by Karl Marx’s economic theory. She believes in socialism, feminism, and anarchism. Hanif aligns herself with the working class in belief that everything in society is made by the cooperative efforts of the people and citizens. She idolizes a society being freely constituted without authorities or a governing body. She looks up to these theories because everyone is on the same level and has the same opportunities.

My piece connects with Dr.King’s statement by agreeing that money should be spent in regards to benefiting the people as a whole. My infographic is demonstrating how society is not providing women with the same educational opportunities as men. This is a reflection of our unethical societal values, thus, we need to shift our value system so that everyone can benefit from it.

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Yaretzi Gomez is a socialist economist who has seen the inequality of distributions of resources in lower income neighborhoods. She is now working, in a local non-profit "East Oakland Collective''. Her work focuses on equally distributing goods and services with somewhat of government intervention for security and funding. Her main focus is to equally distribute the service of education, She believes that wealth and education feed into an intergeneration cycle "Wealth is built in the most practical system the education system. "Her main focus is to explore ways to rebuild a new government system in which goods and services will be distributed equaibally." By anaylzing the different factors that cause this infinite cycle of poverty.

This piece responds to Dr.King's statement that "budgets are moral documents" because in my economist bio I explained how I focused on closing wealth inequalities between races and ethnicities. Within that statement I mentioned how I believe education is one of the best sources for someone who comes from a lower income family to succeed. However due to the current cost of colleges, minority groups are less likely to attend college. I also mentioned how the programs and teacher qualities differ from rich and poor districtions. As an attempt to show that eventhough there is scholarship opportunities not all schools set up their students for the same success. I talked about taxing the rich or defunding the police inorder to increase the funds schools get in particular public schools. The way I want to relocate money and where and who I want to withdraw it from shows my morals and my beliefs. Even Though I am prioritizing one group I know the other group doesn't need the same economic help as the other.

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Lia Simmons is a Keynesian economist. Her work focuses on educating others on the economic ideas of Keynesian. She is inspired byJohn Keynes ideals of economics. In particular, they believe in this economist’s ideas that the government should help the Americans in a time of need for example right now during a pandemic. While also having government restrictions on the fast growing economy to help avoid inflation. Simmons is passionate about Economic Stability making sure our economy runs smoothly and also passionate about Economic Equity and Freedom trying to make our economy fair for everyone and leaving decisions of oneself up to themselves. They study economics because economics is a huge part of life as we know it and she wants to do her part in making sure that the economy is run how we want it to.. Her achievements include the publication of her first 2 books - Keynesian In a Nutshell and The Importance of Economics in Modern Day Society. She has been recognized as one of the top Keynesian economists of her time. Lia Simmons is currently a Professor in Klarman Hall at Cornell University.

Making a pie chart of California States Spending and Revenue is a big testament to Dr.Kings budgets are moral documents. Morals are what we believe to be right or wrong and while throwing our percentages of how I believe California's money should be spent highlights what I think is right or wrong. For example I don't think it would be right to spend 36% on criminal justice given our budget and 9% on K-12 education because I personally believe that we need to spend more money on kids education than fixing our criminal justice system. Although both are problems I think that if we spend more money on K-12 education that could have a streamline effect on helping the criminal justice system because our children will be better educated.

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Kayla Therianos-Park received her formal training at University of California, Los Angeles in Political Science. She was very interested in policy reform and as a result she later went on to earn her doctorate in Law and Political Science. Therianos-Park has a mixed ideology but mainly leans towards socialism. Marxism resonates with Therianos-Park and Marx’s ideologies really helped Therianos-Park gain a passion for seeing her inner city communities thrive.

Present day, she currently works as a Lobbyist on Capital Hill, to influence public policy for civil rights. In her spare time she also runs a non-profit called, House of Fem, which helps aspiring female business owners to raise startup capital so they can bring their business ideas to market.

Budgets are moral documents because budgets reflect someone’s moral beliefs and values. People are going to allocate more funding to things that they believe in. The government shows priority by further funding their systems, making it harder for a new change. My fake social media posts reflect a rally to bring women together, advocate for free education, and mention proportional taxing; these are all things I chose to prioritize.

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Sloan Howard is a professor at Spelman College whose work is influenced by Sandy Darity, a professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy. Her profound interest in economics stems from her belief that the racial wealth gap must be addressed and closed. She aligns her economic values most with socialism, the idea that there are some planned economies. She thinks that the government should take control of the economy to a certain extent when it comes to achieving things like affordable healthcare and other services. She also cares deeply about reparations for African Americans, and equal pay for marginalized groups. She currently collaborates with James Henson at the Young Black Panther Party whose values include African American socialism.

My piece connects with Dr. King’s statement that “budgets are moral documents'' because it reveals what the government values. It goes to show that their refusal to give African American’s reparations is rooted in their character. It’s clear that their character is unjust as they paid slave owners money for exploiting black people but did not admit that the wrongful exploitation of black people put us at a disadvantage of achieving financial stability and affected other problems we face today such as mental health disparities.

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Kevin Chan is currently a professor at the University of California Berkeley. He is a Neoclassical/Chicago School (capitalism), mostly relating with Adam Smith. He believes that people should be self-made people. That people are self-made and that their social standing is a reflection of their hard work. But he also believes that the inequalities people face due to race, gender, and beliefs can give people disadvantages than the white male. He is the author of the book,” The Boy Who Sought Freedom”, which follows the life of a boy who started poor and grew to become a millionaire. He has had many speeches speaking and influencing people to follow their passions until the very end.

It talks about my own opinions, I also touch upon his own statement. I believe budgets are used for the bettering of people’s status and health. The government should assist the people, while also allowing people opportunities for greatness. Budgets should be useful to all people.

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Justin Moore is a social economist. His work focuses on the idea that things in the world and in communities are built by the hard work of people and citizens. Justin is inspired by Karl Marx, Karl Marx believed that certain things are achieved through fair labor, also believing that the value of something produced can range depending on how much labor someone put into it. Moore is passionate about people working hard and communities being built through hard work and love for the people. Justin believes in people working hard to achieve high goals and working hard through fair labor. Justin studies economics because his beliefs are strong and he wants to put his beliefs into action to help others. Justin’s achievements are writing 2 award winning books about socialism and his beliefs. Justin is currently working for Stanford University as an economics professor.

Here's an excerpt from Justin Moore's manifesto for the Dr. King exhibit:
"To me Economics means decisions that citizens make on a daily basis based on scarcity. Karl Marx is a big influence and inspiration because we have similar beliefs like fair labor and that the value of an economic good can range depending on the labor hours required to produce it. I feel good about the government's contribution and role in the economy, there's so much the government provides for us economically like providing public services and goods, keeping the economy stable. I feel it should be half and half between citizens and the government because the government can keep the flow of production organized and smoothly running while citizens can own their own production."

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Kiran Baker works for the International Fund for Agricultural Development as a Director. They are most influenced by the work of William Darity Jr. and Karl Marx, studying economic inequalities based on class and race. They have a masters in Development Economics and International Development, which they use for their job at the IFAD which focuses on rectifying poverty and hunger in developing countries. Their work at the IFAD is important to them due to the fact that their mother grew up in a developing country. They believe that people should own the means of production, and that communities should make economic decisions without involvement from the government.

I believe that the concept of budgets being moral documents refers to the fact that the decisions politicians make on where to allocate money in budgets tends to be based on what will make the most money, what will make it so that they can hit a certain quota for the year. The idea of budgets as moral documents says that there is more to economic decisions than just how much money it will make, there is a moral aspect to it as well. If your motivation for not putting funding towards social welfare programs is because it won’t make you money, that can say a lot about a person’s character and belief system.

My first tweet shows how putting money towards helping rural people both benefits the people and the economy, even if the return does not happen as quickly as you would like.

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Diana Briseño is a Feminist and Keynesian economist. Her work focuses on requiring the government to step in when markets are harming people, as well as gender inequality. She is inspired by Stephanie Seguino. In particular, they believe in the economist’s idea that economic institutions lead to economic inequality. Diana Briseño is passionate about holding the government accountable when the economics put in place aren’t beneficial to everyone, in order to promote gender equality, and just equality in general. They study economics because they want to create and promote a more fair and favorable environment all throughout. Her achievements include winning a governors award, as well as being a published author of her own book based on the issues she believes of importance. Diana Briseño is currently a feminist professor of economics at UC Berkeley.

This collage is meant to connect with Dr. King’s statement, “budgets are moral documents.” Budgets are associated with money, that’s why this piece includes that in a few spaces. It also combines the ideas that “budgets are moral documents” since they are a reflection of our values, beliefs - what we believe to be a priority, right and wrong, good or bad.