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Though he voted for Jimmy Carter in the 1980 presidential election, he quickly came to embrace Ronald Reagan’s economic and social conservatism and his populist appeal. In a 2016 speech at the Reagan Library, Pence credited Reagan with inspiring him to “leave the party of my youth and become a Republican like he did.” “His broad. Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.

Open a newspaper or switch on the television and the news is the same – the Gross Domestic Product of the United States has seen its largest dip since 1982. In January we saw the single greatest loss of jobs since the early 1970s, and consumer confidence has hit a quarter century low. But what does this all really mean, and how did we get here?

Perhaps like many, you've postponed actually trying to understand the economy. Maybe it's only been recently that you've really wanted to unravel acronyms like GDP or CPI and cast an interested eye towards concepts like mortgage-backed securities and collateralized debt obligations. How exactly are they to blame for this mess we're in? The funny thing about economic literacy is that it seems to vary inversely with the state of the economy itself. That is, when the economy turns down, interest in the economy grows.

So what is 'the economy?' What makes it tick? And why should you care? Scottish essayist and historian Thomas Carlyle once called economics 'the dismal science,' a phrase that rings true for many of us who have been lulled to sleep in front of blackboards thick with supply and demand graphs.

Economics, however, has far more to do with people than it does with graphs and numbers, and once unraveled can actually be a pretty interesting topic. American economist Gary Becker once said that economy was 'the art of making the most of life,' which actually gets closer to the heart of the matter.

Economics is about scarcity and the choices we make as a result. It's about the fact that there isn't enough to go around – not enough resources, enough time, enough stuff. And because everyone can't have everything they'd like to, we all have to make decisions about how to spend our time and resources so that we get the best use out of them, the most bang for our buck. That's economics.

The idea of scarcity is a basic concept, but one that is key to understanding the economy. Let's say I love black olives, but for some reason – global warming, perhaps – black olives are scarce this year. There are just not enough olives to go around – not enough to make olive bread or Greek salads, not enough for our pizzas.

What then will happen to the price of olives? If enough people want olives, then the price for them will increase. This, for instance, is what happens when oil-producing countries decrease production of oil – because the supply of oil drops while the demand remains high, the price goes up.

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Now, suppose you are a farmer who grows figs, but you could just as easily farm olives. You may very well choose to do so as a result of these economic conditions – because you can make more money growing olives. And that's why the economy is more about people than it is about graphs.

One way or another, we're all fig farmers – we're all making decisions daily about what we value, who we want to represent us, and how to best spend our resources. If the economy is essentially the sum of our collective choices, then perhaps we should strive to make the most informed decisions we can. Stay tuned to this space for weekly installments of Economy 101, in which we will unravel economic basics in clear and simple language. No graphs, I promise.

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HR 9051 2003 1 House Resolution 2 A resolution honoring the Phi Theta Kappa 2003 All-Florida 3 Academic Team members. 4 5 WHEREAS, March 27, 2003, 'Florida Phi Theta Kappa Day,' is 6 an appropriate time for the Legislature of the State of Florida 7 to recognize and salute Phi Theta Kappa, the esteemed 8 international honor society for community and junior colleges, 9 and 10 WHEREAS, special commendations should be extended to the 11 outstanding scholars who comprise the 2003 All-Florida Academic 12 Team, a team of highly successful community college students 13 assembled by the Florida Community College System, and 14 WHEREAS, 118 students from Florida's Community College System 15 and Florida College, a private institution, were named to the 2003 16 All-Florida Academic Team, and 17 WHEREAS, based on the national ranking of these students in 18 the All-USA Academic Team competition sponsored by USA Today and 19 Phi Theta Kappa, which is recognized internationally, 20 nationally, and in the State of Florida as the primary community 21 college organization for the recognition of academic 22 achievement, leadership, and service to the community, the 23 following students comprise the 2003 All-Florida Academic Teams: 24 ALL-FLORIDA ACADEMIC TEAM 25 Laura Abbott, Brevard Community College 26 George Austin, Seminole Community College 27 Haydee Avila, Miami-Dade Community College 28 Deborah Barnes, Lake-Sumter Community College 29 Jean Barritt, St. Petersburg College 30 Richard Billings, Lake-Sumter Community College 31 Jessie Blake, Polk Community College 32 Teannetta Boger, St. Johns River Community College 33 Elizabeth Branand, Indian River Community College 34 Elizabeth Brandal, Brevard Community College 35 Lauren Brochu, Santa Fe Community College 36 Tanecia Brown, Broward Community College 37 Deborah Burlington, Lake-Sumter Community College 38 Sonila Cami, Miami-Dade Community College 39 Cassandra Casiano, Okaloosa-Walton Community College 40 Matthew Chapman, Florida Community College at Jacksonville 41 LaVonne Christensen, Indian River Community College 42 Danielle Clark, Central Florida Community College 43 Suki Conrad, Okaloosa-Walton Community College 44 Crystal Corbett, Lake City Community College 45 Tian Davis, Pasco-Hernando Community College 46 Zoila Davila, Broward Community College 47 Patrique Denize, Miami-Dade Community College 48 Shenandoah DeVore, Manatee Community College 49 Lydia Dickey, Florida College 50 Heather Doyle, St. Johns River Community College 51 Keith Earley, Florida College 52 Jessica Eden, Florida Keys Community College 53 Holly Eroh, South Florida Community College 54 Marygrace Farina, Hillsborough Community College 55 Mary Farrelly, Brevard Community College 56 Loree Favata, Edison Community College 57 Susan Forrest, Pensacola Junior College 58 Roland Franklin, Florida Community College at Jacksonville 59 Jennifer Frazier, Palm Beach Community College 60 Erin Freehling, Lake-Sumter Community College 61 Chase Freeman, St. Johns River Community College 62 Izhak Fridman, Palm Beach Community College 63 Beata Gajda, Valencia Community College 64 Karine Goedike, Daytona Beach Community College 65 Elizabeth Gonzalez, Miami-Dade Community College 66 Bhagyashree Gopakumar, Brevard Community College 67 Amanda Green, St. Petersburg College 68 Muhammed Halim, Miami-Dade Community College 69 William Hamilton, Brevard Community College 70 Kelli Hastings, Edison Community College 71 Bruce Haupt, Brevard Community College 72 Jason Hembrey, St. Petersburg College 73 Maria Hernandez, Palm Beach Community College 74 Emma Hernberg, Brevard Community College 75 Christina Hildabrand, St. Petersburg College 76 Molly Hottinger, Broward Community College 77 Jerry Huson, Miami-Dade Community College 78 Morgan Jacobellis, Florida Keys Community College 79 Lisbeth Jankuhn, Lake-Sumter Community College 80 Judy Jones, Santa Fe Community College 81 Brittany Jowers, Florida Community College at Jacksonville 82 Jennifer Jurado, Palm Beach Community College 83 Angela Xan Kahn, Valencia Community College 84 Jacqueline Keough, Lake-Sumter Community College 85 Helen Kinney, Palm Beach Community College 86 Vincent Lau Chan, Miami-Dade Community College 87 Jessica Lee, St. Petersburg College 88 Ralph Longoria, Manatee Community College 89 Liza Lugo-Clark, Pasco-Hernando Community College 90 Nicole Mack, Tallahassee Community College 91 John Martz, Pasco-Hernando Community College 92 Stephen Maxwell, Indian River Community College 93 Nicole Mazza, Manatee Community College 94 Roopal Mehta, Hillsborough Community College 95 Gregory Meigl, Broward Community College 96 Nathaniel Miller, Hillsborough Community College 97 Matthew Mitts, Indian River Community College 98 Nicole Mullis, St. Johns River Community College 99 Justin Newton, Pensacola Junior College 100 Jessica Nisly, St. Petersburg College 101 Jason Nordendale, Valencia Community College 102 Michael Nyitray, Broward Community College 103 Tiffany Palazzini, Florida Community College at 104 Jacksonville 105 Jiwon Park, Broward Community College 106 Stacy Pearson, Palm Beach Community College 107 Rachel Pickett, Tallahassee Community College 108 Kelly Pierson, Valencia Community College 109 Jane Pope, Central Florida Community College 110 Angela Porter, Hillsborough Community College 111 Sheila Potts, Valencia Community College 112 Chrissie Prichard, Chipola Junior College 113 Claudia Ramirez, Miami-Dade Community College 114 Jennifer Richwine, Indian River Community College 115 Julie Rose, Edison Community College 116 Danielle Rothe, Indian River Community College 117 Debra Ruth, St. Petersburg College 118 Jason Sajovic, Valencia Community College 119 Zachary Schwartz, Seminole Community College 120 Sally Smollar, Palm Beach Community College 121 Diana Spaulding, Indian River Community College 122 Anthony Strub, Indian River Community College 123 Gregory Sutton, Pensacola Junior College 124 Steven Tanner, Valencia Community College 125 Nicole Terpening, Seminole Community College 126 Malachi Toth, Edison Community College 127 Rebekah Tucci, Polk Community College 128 Jaclyn Tufford, Palm Beach Community College 129 Amfi Tzourellas, Hillsborough Community College 130 Bryan VanCamp, Indian River Community College 131 Sandra Villacis, Broward Community College 132 Janett Villarreal, Miami-Dade Community College 133 Alia Ward-Greo, Miami-Dade Community College 134 Francis Waters, Chipola Junior College 135 Mary Way, Pasco-Hernando Community College 136 Jennifer Wellborn, St. Johns River Community College 137 Paul Williams, Hillsborough Community College 138 Keri Williamson, Seminole Community College 139 Edgar Wong, South Florida Community College 140 John Wood, Pensacola Junior College 141 Boram Yoon, Indian River Community College 142 Royce Young, Daytona Beach Community College 143 Eileen Zielinski, Daytona Beach Community College 144 WHEREAS, each member of the 2003 All-Florida Academic Team 145 has demonstrated impressive intellect and leadership and a 146 determination to achieve academic excellence, and 147 WHEREAS, the praiseworthy and devoted efforts of the 148 members of Phi Theta Kappa's All-Florida Academic Team have 149 earned for them and their academic institutions the respect and 150 admiration of the House of Representatives of the State of 151 Florida and of the citizenry of this state, NOW, THEREFORE, 152 153 Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of 154 Florida: 155 156 That the Florida House of Representatives hereby honors and 157 congratulates Phi Theta Kappa, the Florida Community College 158 System, and the members of the 2003 All-Florida Academic Team and 159 commends the team members' outstanding competitive spirit evidenced 160 by their accomplishments.