Barack Obama proclaims April “National Financial Capability Month”

 When I first read this story earlier today I thought it had to be an April Fools joke, but apparently it is true; Barack Obama has proclaimed April to be “National Financial Capability Month.”

  He wants to use April as a month to educate our children about fiscal responsibility:

President Barack Obama has proclaimed April “National Financial Capability Month,” during which his administration will do things such as teach young people “how to budget responsibly.”

“I call upon all Americans to observe this month with programs and activities to improve their understanding of financial principles and practices,” Obama said in an official proclamation released Friday.

“My Administration is dedicated to helping people make sound decisions in the marketplace,” he said.

“Together, we can prepare young people to tackle financial challenges–from learning how to budget responsibly to saving for college, starting a business, or opening a retirement account,” he said.

“My Administration continues to encourage responsibility at all levels of our financial system by cracking down on deceptive practices and ensuring that consumers are informed of their rights,” he said.

  He wants to promote responsibility at ALL levels of our financial system, that is except for the federal government I suppose, because as the article I linked to above states, he is the man who has added $53,377 in debt to every single household in the nation.

  The irony and the hypocrisy of this was just too good to pass up, just another example of Barack Obama once again telling the American people to do what he says and not what he does.