Neal Boortz Quotes

Too many people think that economics is this subject that should wait until the university level. But it can't wait that long.

If ignorance paid dividends, most Americans could make a fortune out of what they don't know about economics.

It is no crime to be ignorant of economics, which is, after all, a specialized discipline and one that most people consider to be a 'dismal science.' But it is totally irresponsible to have a loud and vociferous opinion on economic subjects while remaining in this state of ignorance.

In our time, the curse is monetary illiteracy, just as inability to read plain print was the curse of earlier centuries.

Why does a public discussion of economic policy so often show the abysmal ignorance of the participants?

Whether we like it or not, it is a fact that economics cannot remain an esoteric branch of knowledge accessible only to small groups of scholars and specialists. Economics deals with society's fundamental problems; it concerns everyone and belongs to all. It is the main and proper study of every citizen.

A citizen who casts his ballot without having to the best of his abilities studied as much economics as he can fails in his civic duties.

Humans have trouble with economics, as you may have noticed, and not just because economic circumstances sometimes cause them to starve. Humans seem to have an innate inability to pay attention to economic principles.

I mean, I'm very serious with my kids about them comprehending the intricacies of global finance.

I believe that we must understand the economy of the situation.

High bankruptcy rates, increased credit card debt, and identity theft make it imperative that all of us take an active role in providing financial and economic education during all stages of one's life.

Very few people in Congress know very much about economics.

I have kids in high school that don't know how to balance a checkbook. We need to have that fundamental understanding of economics as we move forward to develop the next generation of young people.

Even if we grade on a very generous curve, many Americans flunk when it comes to financial literacy.

There's a great lack of financial literacy and understanding in this nation, even among college-educated people.

I'm completely irresponsible, I'm afraid. I'm ignorant about money as a commodity - I have never really understood it.

Obviously you can stash money under your mattress, cut down on hazelnut lattes, but in terms of the larger economic frame of our lives, we have very little agency. About one of the only things you can do is understand it.

Most academic economists know nothing of economy. In fact, they know little of anything.

I very much support financial education in schools.

This dilettantish inability to comprehend the essential issues of the conduct of production affairs is not only manifested in the writings of Marx and Engels. It permeates no less the contributions of contemporary pseudo-economics.

In my opinion, the United States and many Western nations have a financial disaster coming, caused by our educational system’s failure to adequately provide a realistic financial education program for students.

Not teaching your kids about money is like not caring whether they eat. If they enter the world without financial knowledge, they will have a much harder go of it.

It is a misfortune of the times that all of us must needs be amateur economists-including, and perhaps especially, the professionals.

...even professors of economics, to say nothing of the public, do not generally have scientific minds.

Understanding economics can help you make better decisions and lead a happier life.