jimbo

....in upsets.

If the rate of under-the-poverty-line wasn't enough:

According to the US Census Bureau, 35.9 million people live below the poverty line in America, including 12.9 million children.

Some Statistics on Poverty in America

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Or divorce rates not high enough:


Here's a sampling of some of the most recently available statistics on marriage and divorce in the United States of America:

• There were approximately 2,230,000 marriages in 2005 -- down from 2,279,000 the previous year, despite a total population increase of 2.9 million over the same period.
• The divorce rate in 2005 (per 1,000 people) was 3.6 -- the lowest rate since 1970, and down from 4.2 in 2000 and from 4.7 in 1990. (The peak was at 5.3 in 1981, according to the Associated Press.)
• The marriage rate in 2005 (per 1,000) was 7.5, down from 7.8 the previous year.
• In 2004, the state with the highest reported divorce rate was Nevada, at 6.4 (per 1,000). Arkansas was a close second, with a divorce rate of 6.3, followed by Wyoming at 5.3. The District of Columbia had the lowest reported divorce rate, at 1.7, followed by Massachusetts at 2.2 and Pennsylvania at 2.5. (Figures were not complete for California, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, Louisiana, or Oklahoma.)

Divorce Statistics, Marriage Statistics: Divorce Rates in America, Marriage

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and crime?....well....crime....

The United States Crime Index Rates Per 100,000 Inhabitants went from 1,887.2 in 1960 to 5,897.8 in 1991. By 1991 the crime rate was 313% the 1960 crime rate. In 1996 your risk of being a victim of a crime in the United States was 5.079%, and of a violent crime 0.634%.
http://www.disastercenter.com/crime/

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nevermind the deficit:

U.S. NATIONAL DEBT CLOCK
The Outstanding Public Debt as of 18 Aug 2008 at 03:18:29 PM GMT is:

The estimated population of the United States is 304,564,333
so each citizen's share of this debt is $31,520.86.
The National Debt has continued to increase an average of
$1.82 billion per day since September 28, 2007!
Concerned? Then tell Congress and the White House!


U.S. National Debt Clock

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It's finally (wait.......finally?) hit the education sector:


Back to school: Shaky economy hits kids

By LIBBY QUAID, AP Education Writer Mon Aug 18, 6:39 AM ET



WASHINGTON - Hard times and higher fuel prices will follow kids back to school this fall.
Children will walk farther to the bus stop, pay more for lunch, study from old textbooks and wear last year's clothes. Field trips? Forget about it.

This year, it could cost nearly twice as much to fuel the yellow buses that rumble to school each morning. If you think it's expensive to fill up a sport utility vehicle, try topping off a tank that is two or even three times as big.
At the same time, costs for air conditioning and heating, cafeteria food and classroom supplies are mounting, all because of the shaky economy. And parents have their own tanks to fill.

The extra costs present a tricky math problem: Where can schools subtract to keep costs under control?
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In rural Minnesota, one district is skipping classes every Monday to save fuel. On the other days, classes will be about 10 minutes longer.

Back to school: Shaky economy hits kids - Yahoo! News

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