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CIVIL LIBERTIES 2008 AND EARLIER
CUBA
CULTURE 2008 AND EARLIER
ECONOMY
One in every ten Americans receiving food stamps, a record Single women not employed or receive welfare has increased this decade Child poverty rate down since the 1970s Latino poverty rate increased in the 1980s through mid 90s and then declined Senior poverty rate decined from 35% in the 1960s to 10% in 2000 Severe poverty rate rose 25% between 2000 and 2005 Top one percent share of the wealth went from 36% to 29% between the 1930s and the 1970s. Since then it has risen to 39% Annual person savings rate for families has declined from 12% in the 1950s to 1% Personal bankruptcies up 400% since the 1980s Consumer credit debt of 60% since the 1990s Largest stock market decline since 1938-42 Foreign debt as a percent of GDP was up five times betwen 1980 and 2000 US share of the world tourist market down from the mid 1990s. Over half of older families lost pensions between 1980 and 2000 The number of workeers with defined pension plans has declined by 63% since the mid 80s. Age at which one can receive Social Security has been raised Number of women owned businesses up 51% since the mid 1990s. Annual mergers rose 250% in the 1990s. Number of MBAs issued rose 310% since the 1970s.
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EDUCATION 2008 Student loan debt up seven times since the 1980s Per capita spending on prisons vs. schools six times greater than in 1980s. Decline in teachers who eat lunch with students: 27% since the 1960s Decline in number of public elementary schools since 1960: 16% despite a 16% increase in strudents Best growth in high schoo completion rate: 1950-1980 Best growth in college completion rate: 1940-1980 Percent of blacks in college up 66% since 1970s HEALTH 2009
Male longevity up about six years since the 1950s Female longevity up about 8 years since the 1950s Longevity at 65 up about 4 years since the 1950s Fatal heart disease down 60% since the 1950s Cancer death rate among women down 14% since the 1950s Infant mortality declined 72% from the 1950s to the 1990s. Black infrant mortatlity down by two thirds since the 1950s Fatal motor accidents down 37% since the 1950s Suicide rate down 18% since the 1950s Lead in children down 84% since 1988 Childhood obesity up 400% since the mid 1960s Birthrate highest since 1957 Women as a percent of all doctors: from 12% to 27% since 1980s. JUSTICE 2008 Marijuana arrests up 195% since 1990s Number in prison up four times since 1980s Violent crime down Executions at 14 year low Domestic violence down LABOR 2008 Wages for recent high school grad down 28% from the 1970s to the 1990s Wages of bottom ten percent of workers down 9% from 1980s to 1990s Ratio of executive to worker pay from 42 in the 1980s to 419 in 2000 Percent of workers with defined benefits pension plan down 50% since mid 1980s MEDIA 2008 Number of corporations controlling most media. From 50 in the 1980s to 6. MIX 2008 AND EARLIER Number of black owned TV stations down 30% since the 1980s. POLITICS 2008 Increase in wealth of ten richest senators since 1980s: 13 times SOCIAL 2008 Time children spent playing: down 27% since the 1980s Percent of homes with indoor plumbing: frm 55% in the 1940s to 99%. Percent approving black-white marriages from 4% in the 1960s to 65% Percent of top corporate poisitions held by women from 9% in the mid 1990s to 16% Births to unwed women from 5% in the 1960s to 33% Women owned businesses up 20% since 1990s. Latinos in elected office up 37% since 1990s. |
Number
of secret wiretapes up over 100% since 2000
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2009 Washington Post poll found 66% of Americans supporting diplomatic
relations with Cuba, up from 38% in 1998