I get your point, but the issue is that people don't grok the link between the fundamentals and day-to-day life.

> Let's fix that document so that we can ensure everyone who graduates the public school system can confidently understand their credit card statement

I'm pretty sure by age 14 my school math problems were along the lines of "John takes out a loan for $x, with a compounding interest rate of Y%, how much does he pay back in total?"

I agree that we could do better at teaching however!