- Percentage change in the past twenty-five years in the Consumer Price Index: +41
- In the price of beer: +40
- Percentage of U.S. college graduates who are women: 51.1 [This seems low to me.]
- Of Fortune 500 CEOs who are: 4.2
- Estimated amount by which federal tax revenue will increase if the Defense of Marriage Act is overturned: $35,000,000
- Percentage change since 1970 in the portion of U.S. children growing up in single-parent households: +133
- Amount awarded in March to a paraplegic man trapped for thirty minutes in Disneyland's "It's a Small World" ride: $8,000 [He should have sued for a larger amount. I've been on that ride.]
- Portion of U.S. river miles capable of supporting "healthy biological communities" according to the EPA: 1/5
- Percentage of personal income the average American making more than $200,000 a year gives to charity: 4.2
- Percentage the average American making between $50,000 and $100,000 a year gives: 6 [This contrast does not surprise me.]
- Portion of religious Americans who believe in reincarnation: 1/4
- Portion of nonreligious American who do: 1/4
This blog will host my ramblings about life. To be a bit more specific, I'll probably focus on these subjects: music, sports, food, the everyday beauty of life, and the comedy/tragedy/absurdity of our existence. That about covers it.
Sunday, June 30, 2013
Culling the June Harper's Index
The June issue of Harper's has some interesting stats in its "Harper's Index" that I thought I'd share:
Labels:
Beer,
Environmental Issues,
Harper's Index,
Politics
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