ITHO: Don’t Know Much RE: Economics

National studies reveal that average Americans know less about money matters than the Octomom knows about family planning. This may explain why the nation is now in an even bigger financial mess than Tom Cruise in “Risky Business.” In that documentary on capitalism, a pre-Scientology Cruise had to become a whoremaster in his own home in order to raise his bailout money. Members of my baby boomer generation never gave much thought to economics. We were too busy ushering in a new era of peace and harmony through song lyrics, like … “In-a-gadda-da-vida, honey/ “Don’t you know that I’m lovin’ you?/ “In-a-gadda-da-vida, baby/ “Don’t you know that I’ll always be true?” / Doug Clark , SR. More here .

• Minnick nudges Highway 95 plan forward /SR
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• How bloody will wolf de-listing be?/ Rocky Barker
• Decline of religion in America — or not /Adam’s Blog
• Tuesday Morning Coffee /Unequivocal Notion

Question: What did you learn from your parents about household finances and the economy?