Cash is king until you loose it or it's stolen......you can't insure cash, unlike a credit card with limits of protection and buying power. You can't use cash online....where many purchases are now made.

You don't pay interest or fees if you pay off the charges early.....silly!

The comments here show the current American decent and lack of what America is about. America is not a democracy, we haven't been for a long time.   government by the people; especially : rule of the majority b : a government in which the supreme power is in the people and exercised by them directly or indirect...more

One would wonder how you got so far....with your low IQ

It's all the governments fault. If it wasn't the feds you would have something else to blame. Ask any successful person and they will tell you no one is in their way of success.

How is that working out for the French? What is their employment rate? How is their economy doing? The K-12 systems in most States are very good.

Not so fast, to even get an interview for the  assembly line job in the factory you must now have a college diploma.

A college diploma for 50% of graduates is over rated. Employers look past the degree and see the real person. My point is, even with a college degree stupid is stupid, and yes many people are just plain stupid. There are plenty of very smart people with a high school diploma, I know I hire them every day, and they out ...more

The article makes a good point. People world wide are so focused on retiring from their work as soon as possible.....just to die. How about a goal to never retire, workout everyday and compete in physical competition even at an old age.