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How much debt has the federal government accumulated for every person currently living in the U.S.?

By how much has the death rate from heroin overdoses increased since 2000?

Is the portion of homicides that result in an arrest and prosecution greater now than in the 1960s?

In the U.S., does government at all levels (federal, state, and local) spend more money for highways or prisons?

What portion of U.S. natural gas consumption is supplied by imports?

What portion of all federal spending is for social programs, such as income security, healthcare, education, housing, and recreation?

For people with low credit scores, what is the minimum down payment needed to receive a mortgage backed by federal taxpayers in the event of a loan default?

On average, what does each U.S. household spend on energy per year?

What is the average annual immediate cost to taxpayers of employing each public school teacher in the U.S.?

What portion of IRS employees who were caught making willful violations of federal tax law in 2004-2013 were terminated, resigned, or retired?