A Poem About a Girl Who Would Not Take the Garbage Out

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A poem about a girl who refuses to take the garbage out. When she goes to take it out, it's too late. The pile of trash has grown exponentially. People with an exponential growth bias underestimate how much their debt is growing or how they're not saving enough for retirement.

All sorts of lessons (even about economics) can be learned from kids' books. On today's show, we visit an elementary school to try to teach third graders econ using some beloved childrens' classics. And, along the way, we learn a few things ourselves.

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