Aaron Banks

Aaron Banks is a recent high school graduate from Illinois and will be attending college in Chicago this fall, majoring in economics. While at Champaign Central high school, Aaron placed second in economics at the Illinois Future Business Leaders of America State competition and went onto compete internationally with the United Sates' top 200 students in the category of economics.

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Want a Socialist Society? First, Abandon Your Hopes and Dreams

08/06/2018 Mises Wire Aaron Banks

The debate on socialism has surfaced yet again with the recent congressional primary election victory of 28-year-old Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, to New...

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