One of the smartest guys I ever met, a professional magician by trade, learned calculus in the sixth grade. In an age where advanced applied math skills are th

One of the smartest guys I ever met, a professional magician by trade, learned calculus in the sixth grade. In an age where advanced applied math skills are the shortest path to six and potentially seven-figure salaries, by all means dumb down California further than it's already been dumbed down, but I have to ask questions about where all that 10 to 14% state income tax money is going besides those ridiculous six-figure pensions for retired state employees.