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How much has the Gini index (the most common measure of income inequality) for persons in the U.S. increased since 1967?

How many species of mammals that lived on major continents (i.e., excluding Australia) have gone extinct since 1500 AD?

How much has community banks’ share of U.S. banking assets and lending markets fallen since 1994?

Outside of government taxes and spending, do private consumers and nonprofit organizations in the U.S. spend more money on alcoholic beverages or education?

What portion of U.S. Social Security numbers have been stolen by hackers?

Since the Federal Reserve announced that it was ending its quantitative easing policy of purchasing federal debt at the end of October 2014, how much has the Fed’s $2.462 trillion holdings of federal debt declined?

After illegal immigrants who are convicted of violent crimes serve time in jail, what does the federal government do if their home countries will not take them back?

Who bears the economic burden of the Social Security and Medicare payroll taxes paid by businesses?

What portion of federal student loans that were due to begin repayment in 2009 and 2010 are currently in default or forbearance?

What portion of people receiving disability benefits through the Social Security Administration are overpaid at some point?