Broke state (California) declares April ‘financial literacy month’

Tax Dollars ^ | 4/30/10 | Teri Sforza

[Libloather]

Broke state declares April ‘financial literacy month’
posted by Teri Sforza, Register staff writer
April 30th, 2010, 3:00 am

We hooted recently over the Orange County Business Council’s new Web site, CaliforniaSquirrel.com, which targets the “distractions” elected officials pursue at the expense of more important public business.

CaliforniaSquirrel would like to call your attention to Assembly Concurrent Resolution 147 (acr 147, Lieu & Niello), which declares April 2010 as Financial Aid and Literacy Month “to raise public awareness about the need for increased financial literacy.”

Irony alert! Irony alert!

“The California Legislature giving us advice on financial literacy?” CaliforniaSquirrel.com practically screeches, conjuring the state’s crippling budgetary ineptitude. “That is not only a SQUIRREL, that’s just plain NUTS!”

Another good one: Assembly Concurrent Resolution 115 (Emmerson R-Redlands), which declares April 2010 as “Safe Digging Month.”

[Libloather]

[Secret Agent Man]

Perhaps given the liberal and fiscal disaster California embodies, Arizona should boycott them.

[spintreebob]

For most people in the public sector, financial literacy means

1) knowing how to fill out the paperwork/computer forms to apply for government grants, loans and entitlements.
2) knowing how to avoid paying mortgages, credit cards and other things you are obligated to pay.
3) knowing how to transfer income/assets from the haves to the have nots .... or those who pretend to be the have nots.

[GeronL]

hysterical

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

The original title was going to be Financial Aid, Intelligence and Literacy Month, but that would have acronym'ed out as FAIL Month and it was already too much for anyone to hope for. All we want in California is the minimum literacy necessary to properly apply for public assistance, and we have counselors for that if it gets too tough.

[goodnesswins]

Well..California is showing what NOT to do.....

[Oceander]

[dalereed]

I think 99% of those under 65 are totally illiterate as far as finances!

[dalereed]

“All we want in California is the minimum literacy necessary to properly apply for public assistance”

As a 5th generation Southern Californian I want ALL PUBLIC ASSISTANCE ENDED!!!!!

[Personal Responsibility]

How bout instead, declaring it “If we did only the things we were authorized to do in our Constitution we’d be swimming in cash and have the lowest taxes in the country” month?

[TBP]

Are you sure this isn't from The Onion?

[LexBaird]

April 2010? Does “a day late and $20B short” apply?

[Clintonfatigued]

Let me guess- the state legislature is exempt from it.

[givemELL]

“Arithmetic First”, in English, is a necessary precursor.

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

I used to live in LA & I loved it. I’m living in No. CA now and I seriously hate it. Seriously, I think So CA in the 20’s thru the late 90’s was among the coolest places to have lived in the US. Yeah, tasteless in certain ways, but a phenomenal business climate with just about everything going for it, climate and weather wise. I haven’t lived there in a tad over 5 years; I would imagine it’s not quite as good now, and indeed, all of CA is headed over a cliff of great height. IMHO, it is going to have to crash and burn. Two wheels over the edge aren’t going to cut it this time. It’s beyond self-healing.

Rgds,

[4Liberty]

Is anyone actually producing in California any more?