• HughJanus
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    Taxes don’t require even High School level Math, much less something like trigonometry or high-level algebra.

    On the other hand, personal finance should absolutely be mandatory in schools.

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      In my school personal finance was something everyone was required to take their freshman year.

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      Taxes don’t require even High School level Math, much less something like trigonometry or high-level algebra.

      You overestimate the minimum level of math required to graduate high school (in the United States).

      When I went to school (about 20 years ago, at a suburban school in the North East), to graduate, you need to pass 6 semesters of math. You could achieve that by taking:

      • Algebra 1 (2 semesters): very basic algebra
      • Geometry (2 semesters): not sure if the remedial level covers proofs or it is just memorizing the names of shapes and how to calculate the area of them
      • 2 math electives: very basic classes like Problem Solving, a class that teaches students how to read word problems and apply basic math skills to solve them
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        You overestimate the minimum level of math required to graduate high school (in the United States).

        Well…no, I don’t, because I graduated HS in the United States…

        You overestimate the level of math required to complete your taxes. Because there’s nothing more complicated than basic multiplication and division.

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          I agree. A 1040 is just a long arithmetic word problem.

          I was disagreeing with you saying that high schools teach everyone trigonometry and advanced algebra.

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            I was disagreeing with you saying that high schools teach everyone trigonometry and advanced algebra.

            Well, I didn’t say that so…