13 True Governmental Facts

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Every fact has been gleaned from the source noted - every fact is true as reported by the source at the end of said fact.
If you need to corroborate the fact, I suggest using key words from the article in a search engine; you should always get at least a source or two.
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3.73% of people in the United States are illegal immigrants. - Time Magazine, 2/14/12

The odds are almost 1 out of 2 (44%) that you're a millionaire (if you're a member of the US Congress). - CBS News, 11/6/11

The odds are one out of eight that you depend on food stamps, if you're a United States citizen. - New York Times, 11/28/11

Colorado will reduce minimum wage by 4 cents in 2011 - becoming the first state to lower the minimum wage in over seventy years. - Time Magazine, 10/26/11

The federal government is now spending $2 for every dollar it takes in. - The Week Magazine, 2/5/12

In Mississippi, legislators tried to pass a bill to let restaurants prohibit obese people from dining. - Los Angeles Times, 2/1/12

If you're an American, the odds are 1 in 40 (2.46%) that you're currently in the U.S. criminal justice system (incarcerated, on parole, or on probation). - The Week Magazine, 9/25/11

47% of all U.S. households will owe no federal income tax in 2012. - The Week Magazine, 10/16/11

South Carolina state attorney Roland Corning was busted with a stripper, sex toys and Viagra in a Columbia, South Carolina cemetery recently. - Newsweek, 11/9/09

Drug investigators raided a Polk County, Florida home in a search for drugs. They were caught on a security camera playing Wii bowling for nine straight hours. - The Week Magazine, 10/9/10

Chinese officials have smeared butter along a 1,000-foot-long steel bridge to prevent people from jumping off it. - The Week Magazine, 9/11/11

The United States is the only developed nation where medical bankruptcies occur. - Newsweek, 9/21/10

Dr. Jason Newsom, head of Bay County Health Department (Florida) was fired for speaking out about the dangers of doughnuts. Bay County Commissioner Mike Thomas owns a doughnut shop. - The Week Magazine, 8/28/09