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Ukapau

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Wed Nov 8, 2017, 09:43 PM Nov 2017

What important numbers do you want to know? I mean not baseball numbers, etc. For example... [View all]

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We have spent more than 5.6 trillion dollars on war since 9-11, according to a Common Dreams article from 11-9-17: https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/11/08/nation-says-it-cant-afford-medicare-all-has-spent-56-trillion-war-911

What other numbers do you want to know?

The NRA stops all municipalities from compiling data on harm from guns. But those numbers I'd like to know.

We don't have an ongoing measure of the acidification of the oceans, or on how large the dead spots are. I sure as hell want to know what the tipping points are and I don't give a damn about the Kardashians.

I'd like to know the environmental degradations state by state, county by county. And who the hell is responsible.

Seems to me that hidden from us (at least I have had a hard time finding this) is the list of issues that more than 60% of voters want.

We don't have a listing of how many people have been killed by the police -- move along, move along - nothing to see.

But what numbers on what issues do you want?

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k and r...Welcome to DU..Excellent post on "Important Numbers to Know..thank you for posting.. Stuart G Nov 2017 #1
Thanks! One of the most important sites is the cost of War in Iraq -- see Ukapau Nov 2017 #3
i would like a nationwide accounting on the effects of voter supression Takket Nov 2017 #2
Great question you ask about in-person voter fraud. That is, one person pretending to be another. Ukapau Nov 2017 #4
Measurement Hayduke Bomgarte Nov 2017 #5
Thanks! I'll investigate further. Yours! Ukapau Nov 2017 #11
Here's a few important numbers discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2017 #6
The numbers in orange mans taxes kydo Nov 2017 #7
Back in 2006, I addressed the cost of the IraqAttaq at that time . . . Journeyman Nov 2017 #8
I like your measurement system -- how much Iraq hours things cost. Seems to me you Ukapau Nov 2017 #12
According to a Common Dreams article today, we have spent Ukapau Nov 2017 #13
I want to know the realities of the gulf oil spill. Nt NCTraveler Nov 2017 #9
I'll bet part out those Trillions are sheltered offshore SHRED Nov 2017 #10
re: "...how many people have been killed by the police..." discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2017 #14
Here is an article from Newsweek that says that those numbers have been hard to get to. Ukapau Nov 2017 #16
Thanks, I'll dig into that and do some research discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2017 #17
Thanks so much! This is one of the issues I hear about Ukapau Nov 2017 #18
Thanks for the info discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2017 #19
I really want to sit down and add the number of Democratic ballots for governor in Virginia phylny Nov 2017 #15
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