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Sprawler *'s avatar

Couldn’t agree with you more; and it can be done with children as early as in the primary grades as part of the curriculum. The earlier one exposes a child to possible scams that they can understand, the better equipped they will be in awareness of a ripoff.

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Randy Wieck's avatar

Yes, the reality of how the slick and clever prey upon the financially naive and unsophisticated is an old tale that should be part of the core high-school curriculum - so that those who “shove $300 megawatts up Grandma’s ass” (Enron) have an education in morality and just maybe, maybe hesitate to engage in such greedy and despicable treachery toward their fellows.

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