DIGG THIS Sixty-three percent of people polled believe that ATM fees are a bigger waste of money than lottery tickets. Thirty-seven percent believe the reverse. ~ Compass Bank survey, reported in "USA Snapshots" in USA Today Just when I think economic literacy cannot descend to a lower level, I come across a tidbit like the one above from USA Today. (Consider: With ATM fees you're paying voluntarily for a service you receive. With lottery tickets you're paying voluntarily for, well, nothing!) It's at times like these that I have no doubt that monumentally stupid ideas, like a bailout for the … Continue reading Auto Failures