Here are a few interesting numbers and facts I recently discovered. I think they should cause us to question the both the direction our country seems to be headed as well as the priorities we seem to have either selected or which have been thrust upon us.
The list, known as The Carper's Index provides some fascinating reading for those who enjoy factoids.
I’ve shown some of the more glaring ones below:
Wall Street bonus pool estimate for 2009: $140 billion
Combined budget deficit estimate for 50 states in 2010: $142 billion
Ratio of bank failures to bank creations the third quarter: 50:3
The last year three or fewer banks were created in a quarter: 1945
Combined assets of "problem banks": $345.9 billion
FDIC Insurance fund balance at the end of 2007: $52.4 billion
Number of bank lobbyists in Washington: 2,370
Amount spent by financial industry lobbyists this year through Oct. 26: $334 million
This comes from The PEJ News, and those who wish to see the entire list click HERE
From PEJ News, the Peace, Earth and Justice News at http://www.PEJ.org
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