Selective statistics

by Prometheus 6
November 13, 2003 - 10:57am.
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Hat tip to TalkLeft

Years before Enron declared bankruptcy in 2001 that the IRS asked the SEC to investigate the firm : 2.5
Number of SEC investigations of Enron that resulted : 0
Source: U.S. Senate Committee on Finance


Rank of last year among those in which the largest number of federal records were officially classified : 1
Source: Information Security Oversight Office (Washington, D.C.)
Percentage of Americans who will save less than $100 on their 2006 federal taxes as a result of this year's tax cut : 88
Average amount these Americans will save : $4
Source: Citizens for Tax Justice (Washington, D.C.)
Percentage of U.S. doctors who say they have not told patients about a treatment because their insurance didn't cover it : 31
Source: Health Affairs (Bethesda, Md.)
Number of U.S. troops who have died in Afghanistan and Iraq in the last two years : 354
Number who died in Vietnam in 1963 and 1964 : 324
Source: U.S. Department of Defense
Percentage of Jewish settlers in the West Bank and Gaza who say they would relocate if compensated : 83
Source: Peace Now (Tel Aviv)