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Canadasceptic's avatar

I was wondering where you were going with this and you didn't disappoint! Your son is a very lucky boy and you're teaching him well.

Brilliant way of connecting the lies we tell our children about gifts mysteriously showing up if we're "good" with governments taking from some and mysteriously depositing "gifts" to others. We'd go a long way toward dispelling myths if we simply taught people how money works. I have started by correcting anyone who says "government funded" by replacing that phrase with taxpayer funded. The government does not create wealth, it merely redistributes other people's wealth. But it's a great way to ensure dependency and lack of personal responsibility.

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Barry Brownstein's avatar

Indeed, we should reflect on the lies we teach. The two biggest lies parents (out of their own ignorance) teach their children by example:

1. Your feelings come from other people and circumstances.

2. Your heath depends on pills and shots.

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