int of view by saying； 〃The old man doesn't know what he's talking about。〃 Instead； having two dads whom I loved forced me to think and ultimately choose a way of thinking for myself。 As a process； choosing for myself turned out to be much more valuable in the long run； rather than simply accepting or rejecting a single point of view。
One of the reasons the rich get richer； the poor get poorer； and the middle class struggles in debt is because the subject of money is taught at home； not in school。 Most of us learn about money from our parents。 So what can a poor parent tell their child about money？ They simply say 〃Stay in school and study hard。〃 The child may graduate with excellent grades but with a poor person's financial programming and mind…set。 It was learned while the child was young。
Money is not taught in schools。 Schools focus on scholastic and professional skills； but not on financial skills。 This explains how smart bankers； doctors and accountants who earned excellent grades in school may still struggle financially all of their lives。 Our staggering national debt is due in large part to highly educated politicians and government officials making financial decisions with little or no training on the subject of money。
I often look ahead to the new millennium and wonder what will happen when we have millions of people who will need financial and medical assistance。 They will be dependent on their families or the government for financial support。 What will happen when Medicare and Social Security run out of money？ How will a nation survive if teaching children about money continues to be left to parents…most of whom will be； or already are； poor？
Because I had two influential fathers； I learned from both of them。 I had to think about