Data Moment
Came upon these numbers in Utne. Hard to believe, but true.
It takes 72 hours of work per week, at minimum wage, with no vacation, to reach the federal poverty line of $19,223 for a family of four.
What are your priorities? The annual spending of the United Nations and all its agencies, including global peacekeeping is
$10 billion.
The total worldwide annual military spending is $1.04 Trillion.
Americans throw away enough paper each year to build a 48 foot wall surrounding the country. Do you reuse the paper containing mistakes from your printer?
It takes 72 hours of work per week, at minimum wage, with no vacation, to reach the federal poverty line of $19,223 for a family of four.
What are your priorities? The annual spending of the United Nations and all its agencies, including global peacekeeping is
$10 billion.
The total worldwide annual military spending is $1.04 Trillion.
Americans throw away enough paper each year to build a 48 foot wall surrounding the country. Do you reuse the paper containing mistakes from your printer?
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