- 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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Monday, 16 November 2020
pn600. Did you know this about the USA?
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