Comments on: Learn to Fish Or You’re Fucked

By: Ishabaka

Ishabaka — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 18:29:03 +0000

Back in the day, girls had home economics classes in high school, where they learned how to make a budget (and actually cook healthy food from scratch instead of buying fast food). Basic financial management should be a required high school course.

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:14:56 +0000

“Up until now, however, have you heard anyone in Congress talk about introducing financial literacy into the schools? NO! ”

Thats because we need to give everyone everything. Edjucation might lead to thinking and that could mean trouble!

By: Housing Wasn’t a Free Market « Watching the Marcitz

Housing Wasn’t a Free Market « Watching the Marcitz — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:36:56 +0000

[...] So in the end the great irony here is that those that are supposedly the proponents of free-market (fiscal conservatives) also seemed to be the most opposed to regulation (even of the information-transparency kind). Well they actually do, inadvertently have one point. Even if you make information readily available, if the general public is not properly educated to consume it, its a waste of paper to print it. So in the end if information transparency is provided it will still be useless without education. If you want to see a good piece on the importance of education then check this out. [...]

By: 3rd Generation

3rd Generation — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:49:12 +0000

Thank you for thr great post. I took away a few pointers. I have read most of the books mentioned (a quite a few more) and find it depression when engaging other seemingly ‘smart’ educated people that they just have not done the background reading. I guess Idol or Nascar was on that year… They are headed for a terminal awakening and will find the bread line and homeless shelter less comfortable than their overleveraged McMansions…

Franly, I believe it is generally hopeless. The MaOama Goldman gangsters run free to strip mine the economy and kill small business. So, I wish everyone luck in the Die Off and revert to my Boy Scout motto:

Be Prepared! Thanks again!