Numbers for prospective American voters

$200 billion: The amount of money our federal government spends to subsidize foreign governments

70%: The amount crime rose under Alcohol Prohibition

25%, 40%, 50%: The amount of auto-thefts, robberies/assaults, and burglaries that are committed by drug addicts trying to buy overpriced substances inflated by the War on Drugs

6 in 10: The amount of prisoners locked up on drug-related charges

40 million: The number of Americans who occasionally use illege drugs

50%: The amount of crime-fighting resources are spent on fighting drug-use

1914: The year in which many of today's illegal drugs were made illegal

Doubled to $35 billion dollars: The amount of money funding our public schools compared to 1970

70 points: The average drop in SAT scores since 1970 despite increased funding

$100 billion: Amount of money needed to clean up federal pollution

25%: Average amount of income tax taken from an average family of four

12.4% Typical amount of Social Security taken out of a person's paycheck

6-10%: Typical range of sales taxes on a person

50%: Average amount of income taken in total considering all taxes, visible and hidden, from that same family

6 months: Amount of time a parent in that family has to work just to pay taxes

32%: Average a mother contributes to a modern-day family income

$14 billion: Amount spent each year on foreign aid

$400 billion: Amount spent in foreign aid since World War Two

$5 trillion: Amount spent since the 1960s in the War of Poverty

$125 billion: Amount of money donated annually to charity by Americans

90%: Number of citizens in Chile who have opted out of government-run Social Security because they were given the opportunity

2030: The year that the Social Security Board of Trustees predicts Social Security funds will be completely used up

$250 billion: Amount spent yearly on the military

1913: The year Federal Income Tax was introduced via the 16th Amendment

Priceless: The knowledge that wasteful use of money by an overly-powerful government can potentially be changed if action is taken

-Mike



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