- The poorest 40% of Americans have negative net worth.
- Since June 2010, the four biggest coal companies have gone from $21.7B to $1.2B.
- A smart poor student has the same chance of graduating as a mediocre rich student, 41%.
- In cities, $6 is saved for every $1 spent on bicycling.
- Public trust in US Government is down to 25%.
- Only 17% of Americans plan to retire.
- Real wages rose 2%.
- Wealth inequality in the US is largely because capital gains tax (20%) is lower than income tax.
- Parts of California are sinking at up to 2 feet per year.
- Zimbawbe’s inflation hit 500,000,000,000%.
- 1 in 7 Americans are in poverty and 63% of them are working.
- Only 14% of Americans expect a rise in socio-economic status. 79% expect a decline.
- Fossil fuel subsidies total $5.3T.
- Increase the income of the top 20% and GDP goes down. Increase the income of the bottom 20% and GDP goes up.
- 243 health care professionals stole $712M from Medicare.
- US CEOs make 303 times their typical (not their cheapest) employee – just like 2000 & 2008.
- Summertime student employment has dropped from 56% (1974) to 31% (2014).
- In the next 25 years, 60% of new power generation facilities will be renewables.
- Sao Paulo’s reservoirs are at 5%.
- US upper middle class median retirement savings is $6,000.
- 90% of Americans could be fed from food grown within 100 miles.
- An indiegogo campaign looks to pay Greece’s debt at 3 Euros/European.
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