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Egalitarian Thug

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25. I had forgotten that part of many of the games. Thanks for pointing it out. n/t

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Wed Apr 17, 2013, 02:17 PM

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Why 'financial literacy' is a bunch of hooey – and why the banks promote it [View all] unrepentant progress Apr 2013 OP

Indeed it is. They're trying to place a sales program into a universal curriculum. Egalitarian Thug Apr 2013 #1

Didn't the right try to do this too with "economic literacy" programs in the 1980s and 1990s? unrepentant progress Apr 2013 #3

They sold that fantasy exactly the same way they sold the "Land of Opportunity" and Egalitarian Thug Apr 2013 #8

Absolute REC, and I'm buying this book. HughBeaumont Apr 2013 #2

I have mixed feelings about this article el_bryanto Apr 2013 #4

I agree. While the banks have come up with more and more scams... Phentex Apr 2013 #7

That's what I understand to be financial literacy and I think it is very important to teach it.. nessa Apr 2013 #12

As it is taught in our local high school... nessa Apr 2013 #5

Merely espousing common-sense platitudes ignores greater economic problems. HughBeaumont Apr 2013 #16

One financial landmine can set you back .... nessa Apr 2013 #22

Those are two different points. Financial literacy is NOT a bunch of hooey. Listening to talking still_one Apr 2013 #6

Knowing how to play three card Monte and understanding the trick doesn't make the game any Egalitarian Thug Apr 2013 #9

+1! unrepentant progress Apr 2013 #10

Interesting that you refer to 3-card Monte because it can be used as a diversion when a pickpocket AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #11

I had forgotten that part of many of the games. Thanks for pointing it out. n/t Egalitarian Thug Apr 2013 #25

The pact goes both ways, as you say. el_bryanto Apr 2013 #13

I'm not sure I understand what you mean when you write "contribute to the system". Egalitarian Thug Apr 2013 #14

Ok two things el_bryanto Apr 2013 #15

Take a look at the National Debt . . . HughBeaumont Apr 2013 #18

I think fixating on the debt is part of our current problem el_bryanto Apr 2013 #19

No, I don't think so. The banking/financial industry, and the families that own/control it, Egalitarian Thug Apr 2013 #21

I believe that humans have agency - even humans in much worse situations than el_bryanto Apr 2013 #23

You proclamation; "I am a capitalist" is in and of itself meaningless. Obviously you have some Egalitarian Thug Apr 2013 #24

I remember many years ago when I was in high school we had a guest speaker petronius Apr 2013 #17

K&R. We have been sucked dry... YoungDemCA Apr 2013 #20

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