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Do federal, state, and local governments spend more combined money on (1) education, 2) domestic order & safety, (3) healthcare, or (4) national defense?

Why did the Obama administration shut down the only long-term nuclear energy waste storage facility planned for the U.S.?

According to the Consumer Price Index, how much purchasing power does the U.S. dollar have today compared to 1970?

What portion of U.S. households receive more in federal, state, and local government benefits than they pay in federal taxes?

In 1979, the EPA, State Department, National Science Foundation, and the world’s leading environmental groups projected that “at least 500,000-600,000” species would go extinct in the next 2 decades. By how much did this projection overshoot reality?

Which of the following factors is the primary driver of living standards?

Since 1990, by how much have the sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides emissions per unit coal-generated energy decreased?

In the U.S., which of the following groups has the highest lifetime risk of being diagnosed with HIV?

Did the majority of mathematicians on Common Core’s validation committee vote to approve the math standards?

Since the outset of the Medicare program in 1965, by how much has the average number of years that men collect Medicare benefits increased?