Comments on: Overcoming Hamilton’s Curse, Part 1: Failed Solutions http://www.thesocialleader.com/2010/03/oliver-demille-overcoming-hamiltons-curse-part-1/ Empowering Ordinary Citizens to Achieve Extraordinary Greatness Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:45:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Eric http://www.thesocialleader.com/2010/03/oliver-demille-overcoming-hamiltons-curse-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-4063 Eric Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:15:37 +0000 http://www.thesocialleader.com/?p=2334#comment-4063 Recently I heard a talk from one of the people who votes on what gets put into textbooks used in public schools (I'm sorry, but I've forgotten his name). He was from Texas, and even though each state has some kind of group that decides what their textbooks should have, history shows that the regulations Texas adopts are then adopted by most states. Mercantilism is dominantly based in scarcity mentality. It is about gathering as many resources as possible because there is a scarce amount of these resources. What does that have to do with textbooks in Texas? According to the talk I heard, the idea of scarcity is to be one of the foundational principles in these textbooks. The principle of abundance is to be completely removed. With over 80% of Americans being educated in the public system, the already widespread fear that comes with scarcity mentality is only going to increase in future generations. If you or your children are involved in public school (or even if you're not and you care about the future), get involved. Recently I heard a talk from one of the people who votes on what gets put into textbooks used in public schools (I’m sorry, but I’ve forgotten his name). He was from Texas, and even though each state has some kind of group that decides what their textbooks should have, history shows that the regulations Texas adopts are then adopted by most states.

Mercantilism is dominantly based in scarcity mentality. It is about gathering as many resources as possible because there is a scarce amount of these resources.

What does that have to do with textbooks in Texas? According to the talk I heard, the idea of scarcity is to be one of the foundational principles in these textbooks. The principle of abundance is to be completely removed.

With over 80% of Americans being educated in the public system, the already widespread fear that comes with scarcity mentality is only going to increase in future generations.

If you or your children are involved in public school (or even if you’re not and you care about the future), get involved.

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