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Should public schools teach financial skills like budgeting and taxes?

For

It prepares students for real-life decisions.

Against

Schools are already overloaded with subjects and responsibilities.

Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.

For

  • Many people leave school knowing how to solve equations but not understanding finances, the labor market, taxes or emotional intelligence.
    RedditTranslated from Portuguese
  • Students should know the basics of legal codes, paying taxes, deeds, institutions, banks and opening a company.
    RedditTranslated from Portuguese

Against

  • The education system is currently absolutely overloaded and cuts off any aspiration for autonomous thought.
    RedditTranslated from Portuguese
  • School already provides the toolkit to file taxes and handle finances through basic math and literacy.
    RedditOriginal language: English
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