Financial Education for Kids

[wilagro]

oneoff: You have to be joking...a system where farmer's speak with one voice? A system where we have an organization selling our production on our behalf?

Well that would never do...it was tried a number of times and it didn't work. Don't you recall the Wheat Pools and the CWB...all shut down. Farmers want FREEDUMB to become financial experts and market watchers and price takers from the few grain buyers left in the country.

[oneoff]

I know....I am not joking....and I guess it our self imposed fate.

[sumdumguy]

Just like ASAP? That's what some RM s.
thought.

[Fransisco]

Two books that should be mandatory reading are "The Wealthy Barber" and " Economics in One Lesson".

[oneoff]

And on the controversial issues our "leaders" decide not to take a stand. What a cop out.

[oneoff]

And dare anyone say that the CWB had major flaws and major costs to certain segments of farmers. Sure was somewhat nice for other segments to live off those who didn't happen to have entitlements; and the ear of those who made unilateral decisions.

[oneoff]

APAS???.......sum....guy

[BTO_farmall]

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[bobofthenorth]

I apologize in advance for trying to bring this back on topic .....

Absolutely kids need some financial education before they leave school. My fear is that leaving it up to teachers to provide that education will bias the information unrealistically for many of the students. What works for a teacher who has a gold plated pension plan, annual cost of living increments and 10 weeks of annual holidays may not work for the average working stiff. More importantly leaving the job to unionized teachers will bias the results against creating new entrepreneurs.

[stubblejumper]

bobo how many times did you fail grade 8?