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February 2012 Current Events: U.S. News
World News | Business News | Disasters & Science News Here are the key events in United States news for the month of…Social Security Contribution and Rate Schedule
(percent of covered earnings)Year Retirement survivors,and disability insurance Hospital insurance (%)TotalEmployers and Employees 1978 4.95% 1.10% 6.05%1979–80 5.08 1.05 6.131981 5.35 1.30 6…Largest U.S. Bankruptcies, 1980–Present
Filing away some of America's biggest IOUs Bankruptcy is the legal process of getting out of insolvency. Insolvency is when a person or business is incapable of paying back its debts. These debts…Health
Find facts on first aid, nutrition, fitness, disease, mortality, health insurance, drugs, alcohol, caffeine, cigarette consumption, and more. Diseases First Aid Fitness & Nutrition…The Devil's Dictionary: Insurrection
by Ambrose Bierce INSURANCEINTENTIONINSURRECTION -n. An unsuccessful revolution. Disaffection's failure to substitute misrule for bad government.National Health Expenditures According to Type of Expenditure, 1960–2005
Type of expenditure 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2002 2003 2004…The Devil's Dictionary: Curse
by Ambrose Bierce CURIOSITYCYNICCURSE -v.t. Energetically to belabor with a verbal slap-stick. This is an operation which in literature, particularly in the drama, is commonly fatal to the…State of the Union Address: Harry S. Truman (January 4, 1950)
Harry S. Truman (January 4, 1950) Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, Members of the Congress: A year ago I reported to this Congress that the state of the Union was good. I am happy to be able to report to…How to Prepare for a Hurricane
We live in a day and age when technology becomes more and more sophisticated on a daily basis. People can do almost anything and everything with their phone; online banking, make hotel reservations,…Average Annual Expenditures Per Consumer for Health Care:<br /> 1990–2013
Average total consumer expenditures were $51,100 in 2013. Healthcare, along with transportation, were the only areas of household spending to increase…