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Why We Need Economic Education

Two million Americans filed for bankruptcy in 2002.

More than 5 million will
file for bankruptcy by the end of the decade.

Home foreclosures have more than tripled in less than
25 years.

College seniors have an average of 6.13 credit cards.

31% of seniors have balances of $3,000-$7,000.

9% have credit card balances of more than $7,000.

 

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We believe that educating young people in economics and personal finance is one the smartest things we can do to prepare our next generation of adults.

The South Carolina Council on Economic Education (SCCEE) is a 501c3 non-profit business-education partnership. We are dependent upon grants, sponsorships and contributions to fund our important work.

Please support us, and play a part in the financial success of our young people.

Contributions to SCCEE are tax-deductible.

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Adam Smith was a Scotsman. A contemporary of Voltaire, Rousseau and Benjamin Franklin. A philosopher and thinker. But it is his book, The Wealth of Nations, for which Adam Smith is best known.

Lauded by politicians and noblemen alike, the self-made economist espoused the belief that if people were set free to better themselves, it would-"as if by an invisible hand"-actually benefit society as a whole. His passionate advocacy for the free market enterprise system helped to create the modern academic discipline of economics.

It is in Adam Smith's honor that the South Carolina Council on Economic Education created the Free Enterprise Society, an alliance of business and community leaders dedicated to improving economic and financial literacy in our state."


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