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For Those Of Us In The Financial World, Black Friday Has A Strong Negative Connotation, Referring To A Stock Market Catastrophe.

In Short, My Vision Of A Responsible Free Society Is One In Which We Discourage Evil, But Do Not Prohibit It. We Make Our Children And Students Aware Of The Consequences Of Drug Abuse And Other Forms Of Irresponsible Behavior. But After All Our Persuading, If They Still Want To Use Harmful Drugs, That Is Their Privilege. In A Free Society, Individuals Must Have The Right To Do Right Or Wrong, As Long As They Don't Threaten Or Infringe Upon The Rights Or Property Of Others. They Must Also Suffer The Consequences Of Their Actions, As It Is From Consequences That They Learn To Choose Properly

I've Felt For Some Time That Economics Needs To Be Taught Differently By Economists Who Actually Have Had Experience Making A Payroll Or Investing On Wall Street. When Economics Is Taught By Pure Academics, Watch Out.

One Suggestion My Wife And I Have Used In Our Personal Finance Courses We Teach At College Is Simply Writing Down All Expenditures And Seeing Where The Money Goes. That Alone Will Cause Heads Of Households To Think Twice About X, Y Or Z Expenditure, And To Consider Carefully Whether They Really Need Something Or Not.

I Only Have Disdain For New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. He Raised Taxes And Has Increased Regulations. What Else Is New? He's A Bully Who Wants To Micro-manage People's Lives By Mandate, Not Persuasion.