Why You Should Give a Damn about Economics

Leslie A. Rubin is a professional
accountant, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and real estate developer. He has
studied economics for over forty years and been heavily involved with economic
education locally, working with schools, writing articles, and commissioning
sculptures on economic themes for his real estate developments, which allowed
him to gain a clear understanding of what makes economic systems work and the
power of incentives. Rubin's passion for economics and economic education
inspired him to create Main Street Economics, Inc., a non-partisan, non-profit
organization that provides the average person on "main street" the opportunity
to learn about economic systems without going back to school.



Les graduated from University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in accounting and was elected to Phi Beta
Kappa and Beta Gamma Sigma honorary societies. For ten years he was a
practicing CPA/controller and has been the owner and president of his own
commercial real estate development company, Rubin Development Corporation, for almost
fifty years.