Economy

mbperrin

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1. I teach economics in high school, and we go over the big lies of current American "capitalism."

Tue Dec 27, 2011, 02:02 PM

Dec 2011

I show my students how to avoid banks, conventional credit, overconsumption, fad purchases, the stock casinos, and instead show them how to network their lives to get real value for their dollars.

Start with a few aphorisms: "If you work hard, you will_________." The impulse is to say "succeed" but poor people working hard is a cliche, it's so common. The correct answer is "get tired."

I'm thankful for both sets of my immigrant grandparents, who entered this country after 1900 and succeeded with core values and a set of strict rules for money and behavior.

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We are not all created equal [View all] Owlet Dec 2011 OP

I teach economics in high school, and we go over the big lies of current American "capitalism." mbperrin Dec 2011 #1

Our schools need more of this. Ruby the Liberal Dec 2011 #2

And it should be taught every year, starting in kindergarten Tansy_Gold Dec 2011 #3

Thats the thing - it was anything BUT socialism in how it was presented Ruby the Liberal Dec 2011 #4

are you saying you teach kids there is no point to working hard?!?!?! maggiesfarmer Dec 2011 #5

I teach kids to work effectively. Employers purposely give false information on how to succeed so mbperrin Dec 2011 #6

You are quickly becoming one of my favorite members here. Ruby the Liberal Dec 2011 #7

I have always thought it meant "equal before the law", not all the same. nt bemildred Dec 2011 #8