Important numbers for American voters, kept clear and simple

Michael Nahas in Numbers that Matter

Aug 31, 2019

An “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. In 2018, we spent $648 billion.

Michael Nahas in Numbers that Matter

Aug 9, 2019

Population Shortcut

As I write this in 2019, census.gov estimates the USA’s population to be 329,408,944.

$1 billion is $3 for every American

Michael Nahas in Numbers that Matter

Aug 14, 2019

Return on investment for lobbying is 200000%. (Not a typo.)

In a previous post, I estimated that the USA pays an unneeded $4,000 per person per year on healthcare. Using my rule-of-thumb that there’s 1/3 of a billion people in the USA, that amounts to $1,333 billion per year in excess…

Michael Nahas in Numbers that Matter

Jan 18, 2021

Black men are 3 times more likely to be in prison than White men

Michael Nahas in Numbers that Matter

Feb 10, 2021

Black and Native American families average $21,500 less per year, and it isn’t improving

About

Numbers that Matter

Numbers that Matter is a love story to the “good number” — one that is easy to understand, captures all of an issue, and illuminates the reader. We find good numbers that are important to every American voter and write about them in a clear and simple style.

More information

Followers

The National Institute of Health spends our money well.

Monopoly/Oligopoly cost $2,800 per American per Year

The poor pay the highest effective marginal tax rate: over 80%

Our healthcare system costs $4,000 and 4 years of life, per person.

Americans die of COVID at 5 times the rate of other rich countries.

An “average” military would save $833 per American per year.

Population Shortcut

As I write this in 2019, census.gov estimates the USA’s population to be 329,408,944.

Return on investment for lobbying is 200000%. (Not a typo.)

Black men are 3 times more likely to be in prison than White men

Black and Native American families average $21,500 less per year, and it isn’t improving