Cogito, ergo sum. I think, therefore I am. (René Descartes, mathematician and philosopher,1599-1650)

Monday 16 November 2020

pn600. Did you know this about the USA?

  • The wealthiest one percent of families in the United States hold about 40 percent of all wealth and the bottom 90 percent of families hold less than one-quarter of all wealth. Notably, 25 percent of families have less than $10,000 in wealth..
  • 71 million voted for Trump.
  • California with a population of 40 million elects two senators; 22 states with a combined population of 37 million elect 44 senators.
  • All states (except the two below) elect at least 2 senators regardless of population
  • The District of Columbia,  population 685,000 and Puerto Rico,  population 3.3 million, are not eligible to elect senators.
  • The President with the consent of the Senate appoints the judges of the Supreme Court that can overrule election results. 

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