Why did we have to learn arithmetic in school? Why didn't they just teach us how to do our taxes?

>Why did we have to learn arithmetic in school? Why didn't they just teach us how to do our taxes?
Tell it to me straight, Veeky Forums, just how retarded are people outside of STEM

Unironically very retarded

I don't see the contradiction there, you don't need to know how to do arithmetic to do your taxes, in fact, you should avoid doing the calculations in your head, and the hard part of doing taxes isn't doing the calculations. Granted, it would still be a retarded thing to teach to kids, because they wouldn't understand its importance and wouldn't pay attention, and because their knowledge would most likely become obsolete by the time they'll actually have to do their taxes.

Where did op say those 2 things are contradictory? Are you pretending?

I kinda got the feeling he thinks that way of thinking is retarded because you need arithmetic to do taxes. It was also suspicious that he used arithmetic in his example, when most normies only complain about the perceived uselessness of higher level math concepts. I could be wrong though.

Collecting wellfare and mooching off any provider really doesnt require arithmatic, so they don't need it.

On average, pretty stupid

If I had a fraction of an atom from our entire quantifiable universe and then multiplied that by pi I would still only have 3 times less than the amount of numerators required to grasp the true level of negative intelligence that caused those barely functioning vegetable to begin up-taking oxygen in the first place without automatically forgetting how to breath and dying within milliseconds.

The echo chamber is quite loud today.

Is there any study as to how quickly can a kid learn arithmetic? Seems the hardest part is fractions, but I refuse tl belive it takes 6 years.