Mandating these people learn how to program computers will help them how, exactly? Teach personal finance if you want to help people avoid financial mistakes.

Mandating these people learn how to program computers will help them how, exactly? Teach personal finance if you want to help people avoid financial mistakes. Complement it with decent financial regulation. (Our current system does a pretty good job of protecting consumers overall. They constantly nip away at practices deemed unfair.) No calculus courses needed.