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.
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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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