Financial Education

We're living through a rare and ultimate teaching moment: the most powerful national economy on earth, teetering on the brink of collapse. And while much of the cause can be traced to irresponsible behavior and even incompetence at the highest, most exquisitely salaried levels on Wall Street -as well as to deregulatory zeal on capitol hill- widespread financial illiteracy and resulting consumer gullibility also played important roles. The good news is that it's now hard to find anyone who doesn't agree that far more could and should be done to educate and prepare future generations to successfully manage their own finances and to have the savvy to make informed decisions when choosing policy makers at the voting booth.
Joining Tom Martin in the studio are Jan Mester, President of the Kentucky Council on Economic Education...and...Martin Kish, vice president of marketing and communications for the Kentucky Association of Manufacturers....

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