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US schools get failing grade for financial literacy education

Click here: “To be successful, most kids don’t need to learn about collateralized debt instruments, but they do need to know how to open a bank account, how much they need to save each month to reach their goals and, if they borrow this amount of money, how much money they will need to earn to pay it back.”
-Nan Morrison, president and CEO, Council for Economic Education
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48.9% of Union Members Work for Government

Click here: American workers who belong to a union is only 11.1 percent, but the percentage of union members who work for government is 48.9 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Dave Ramsey’s EPIC Rant: Politicians Can’t Fix Your Life

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Who’s really at fault for Flint, Michigan’s water crisis?

Click here: Dirty politics lead to dirty water.

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World faces wave of epic debt defaults, fears central bank veteran

Click here: Situation worse than it was in 2007, says chairman of the OECD’s review committee.  The global financial system has become dangerously unstable and faces an avalanche of bankruptcies that will test social and political stability

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Jobs Lost over $15 Minimum Wage in Los Angeles

Click here: Walmart Closes LA Store Over $15 Minimum Wage

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Retail Sales Weakest Showing Since 2009

Click here: Sales at U.S. retailers declined in December to wrap up the weakest year since 2009
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Wal-Mart to Shutter 154 U.S. Stores

Click here: Wal-Mart warning earnings will be down as much as 12-percent.

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Powerball jackpot-rigging scandal is forgotten

Click here: Powerball jackpot-rigging scandal is forgotten as fever sweeps the Country.
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Most Americans are only one paycheck away from the street

Click here: 63% of Americans can’t deal with a $500 emergency
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