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by Eddy_Viscosity2 201 days ago
They could teach things like how credit cards, car and personal loans, and mortgages work. That the 'monthly payment' is not the only important piece of information. How tax brackets worth, how investments work, what bonds and stocks are. And so on and so on. None of this was taught when I was in high school, yet we're all expected to know these things to navigate life in the modern world.

I suspect ignorance is desired. Financially illiterate people are more profitable.

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> I suspect ignorance is desired. Financially illiterate people are more profitable.

Spot on, my friend. This is the only conclusion I've come to after watching my kids go through the school system.