>Alas - Here in the USA they often DO allow kids to use calculators in 
school.  As a consequence we now have an entire generation >that is 
incapable of something as simple as counting back the change for your 
McLunch.
>
>Sigh ...
> 
>Bill Bass
>United Health Care / Optum

Anyone ever read the short story "The Feeling of Power" by Isaac Asimov? 
Covers this conundrum perfectly.

Alan Schwartz
IBM



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