Economically Illiterate?

 I got onto a business article last month, and it's been on my mind for several weeks.  The writer suggested....that a majority (maybe over 80-percent) of Americans were economically illiterate. I paused over it.

I grew up in a rural area, and by the end of a dozen years....yeah, there was zero knowledge passed onto us, in terms of economics.

To be honest....even the first ten years of the Air Force....it was near zero.  Then one day....I ended working with a Captain who had a degree of study in finance (besides Civil War history which was his major).  Almost daily, I got a 15-minute lecture on finance, economics, trends, etc.  I should add...once a week...he'd also give a 15-minute lecture on either Lee or Grant, battles of the Civil War, and 1800s economics of the south

The degree of hopelessness existing....mostly due to stupid financial decisions?  I'd say most of the national spiral....leads back to credit, debt, and poor decisions.

We need some national year of finance chatter....getting kids smart, and leading to better finances across the country.