Michael NahasinNumbers that MatterBlack and Native American families average $21,500 less per year, and it isn’t improvingThis blog is an attempt to figure out what are America’s most significant problems by trying to put a number on each. Historically, one of…Feb 10, 2021Feb 10, 2021
Michael NahasinNumbers that MatterBlack men are 3 times more likely to be in prison than White menIt is no secret that kids from poor families go to prison at a higher rate than kids from rich one. And since Black men are more likely to…Jan 19, 2021Jan 19, 2021
Michael NahasinNumbers that MatterAmericans die of COVID at 5 times the rate of other rich countries.With the coming election in the United States, I wanted to know how my country was doing against the COVID pandemic. I found that…Oct 12, 2020Oct 12, 2020
Michael NahasinNumbers that MatterMonopoly/Oligopoly cost $2,800 per American per YearMonopoly is an ugly word. When only one company makes a product, they will raise the price and make as much profit as they can. You may…Jun 23, 2020Jun 23, 2020
Michael NahasinNumbers that MatterTractor trailers damage the road 10,000 times more than a carWe all know the basic concept of fairness: “If you break it, you bought it”. Heavy tractor trailers are breaking our roads, but not…Oct 5, 2019Oct 5, 2019
Michael NahasinNumbers that Matter60% of gun deaths are suicidesThe USA has a lot of gun deaths. While mass shootings get the headlines, they actually make up a tiny fraction of the deaths. Suicide…Sep 14, 20191Sep 14, 20191
Michael NahasinNumbers that MatterThe poor pay the highest effective marginal tax rate: over 80%America’s government gives benefits to the poor: food, health insurance, and (sometimes) housing. When the poor earn more, those benefits…Sep 4, 20194Sep 4, 20194
Michael NahasinNumbers that MatterThe National Institute of Health spends our money well.My last few stories have been negative, so I thought I would do a positive one. The National Institute of Health (NIH) is the biggest…Aug 31, 20191Aug 31, 20191
Michael NahasinNumbers that MatterMilitary Lobbying gets $2,715 of our money for every $1 spentI recently wrote a story about how the USA spends dramatically more than other countries on the military. Compared to China, we spend more…Aug 31, 2019Aug 31, 2019
Michael NahasinNumbers that MatterAn “average” military would save $833 per American per year.The USA has 4.3% of the world’s population and 24% of the world’s production, but spends an outsized 36% of the world’s military spending…Aug 21, 2019Aug 21, 2019
