[Pearls Before Swine]

I would say that by and large, Americans are economically illiterate. Relatively few of them study it, and the popular press treatments of economic issues are simpleminded and often agenda-driven. As a consequence, the understanding of debt on a personal and a national level, as well as the related issues of currency stability and inflation are poorly understood.

[CDHart]

You are absolutely correct. And I can tell you that the lessons, when you finally learn them, are harsh indeed.

Carolyn