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Hassin Bin Sober

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37. The party of small government. That worships a guy who filed bankruptcy 6 times.

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Wed Feb 23, 2022, 09:04 PM

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Florida to force students to be financially literate to graduate. No balanced checkbook no diploma. [View all] cinematicdiversions Feb 2022 OP

This actually makes sense. we can do it Feb 2022 #1

absolutely. And teach them how to cook and run a household. EVERYONE, M and F CurtEastPoint Feb 2022 #2

Yes we can do it Feb 2022 #7

Almost 40 yrs. ago, taking a business class that taught us how to balance oregonjen Feb 2022 #4

Same here. SergeStorms Feb 2022 #9

Florida to force students to be able to read and write to graduate. No essay no diploma. NightWatcher Feb 2022 #3

Me too. we can do it Feb 2022 #6

Well that sounds like a good idea. nt doc03 Feb 2022 #5

Seems reasonable Zorro Feb 2022 #8

Oh, wow. Baitball Blogger Feb 2022 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author dameatball Feb 2022 #11

This is for High School students. Nt cinematicdiversions Feb 2022 #17

Oops. I obviously failed my mandatory pre-graduation reading comprehension course...:) Thanks for dameatball Feb 2022 #19

Just to be clear. genxlib Feb 2022 #18

My bad! Rant over. dameatball Feb 2022 #20

Will they be taught to read gotcha insurance contracts? soryang Feb 2022 #12

I thought this was the ROLE of parents? ProudMNDemocrat Feb 2022 #13

Before I moved out at 19 1/2, I initiated a conversation with my father in which I asked him... Hekate Feb 2022 #27

Something else for the football coach to teach! Thunderbeast Feb 2022 #14

Mandatory - no. But it is a great course to offer to students. patricia92243 Feb 2022 #15

Broken clock phenomena pecosbob Feb 2022 #16

Sorry but this fails to register on my outrage meter ripcord Feb 2022 #21

That is kind of the gag. People are constantly pushing outrage bait (Some very legitimate) but cinematicdiversions Feb 2022 #24

This is a life skill. I didn't know how to use a checkbook until college. Fortunately, I was savvy... Hekate Feb 2022 #22

This is actually the one thing that Florida has done recently that I agree with genxlib Feb 2022 #23

I agree. Duppers Feb 2022 #39

This is a first-rate idea! I am all for it. CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2022 #25

As a retired Florida HS teacher cachukis Feb 2022 #26

Will they teach how the GOP has destroyed unions & suppressed wages? CaptainTruth Feb 2022 #28

That would be politics and US History, as you know Hekate Feb 2022 #29

I'm actually in favor of this forthemiddle Feb 2022 #30

Sex Ed -Yes, Financial Ed - Yes. nt. BlueIdaho Feb 2022 #31

Got my full approval..... financial literacy keithbvadu2 Feb 2022 #32

It doesn't make sense in today's world...no one balances checkbooks today... Demsrule86 Feb 2022 #33

It is still good to know how to do it. It is the skill that teaches. cinematicdiversions Feb 2022 #36

That doesn't actually sound like a bad idea. Crunchy Frog Feb 2022 #34

One of the few sensible things to come out of Florida recently. marmar Feb 2022 #35

The party of small government. That worships a guy who filed bankruptcy 6 times. Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2022 #37

This is a great idea ellie Feb 2022 #38

I regret to this day not taking the typing semester. cinematicdiversions Mar 2022 #40