http://howtosplitanatom.com/ideas/the-dangers-of-financial-illiteracy/ Exploring The Intersections Of Technology and Society Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:12:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://howtosplitanatom.com/ideas/the-dangers-of-financial-illiteracy/comment-page-1/#comment-31578 sbspalding Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:01:02 +0000 http://howtosplitanatom.com/?p=4066#comment-31578 Handing over our responsibility kind of defeats the purpose of having it at all. While I do believe there needs to be a certain amount of regulation in most systems to prevent outright fraud, financial literacy is an personal skill that needs to be acquired -- like tying your shoes or understanding basic arithmetic. Handing over our responsibility kind of defeats the purpose of having it at all. While I do believe there needs to be a certain amount of regulation in most systems to prevent outright fraud, financial literacy is an personal skill that needs to be acquired — like tying your shoes or understanding basic arithmetic.

]]> http://howtosplitanatom.com/ideas/the-dangers-of-financial-illiteracy/comment-page-1/#comment-31577 Amybeth Hale Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:30:29 +0000 http://howtosplitanatom.com/?p=4066#comment-31577 Steve I like your posting of this article better than the original one in The New Yorker, because you haven't included the standard "let the government make your decisions for you" speech. This is disturbing information. Steve I like your posting of this article better than the original one in The New Yorker, because you haven't included the standard “let the government make your decisions for you” speech. This is disturbing information.

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