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If the federal benefits owed to federal employees and veterans were accounted for in the national debt?just as private companies are legally required to account for such liabilities?how much would the national debt per U.S. household increase?

A recent poll found that 57% of Afghans felt their country was headed in the right direction. In 2005, was this number higher or lower?

Over the past three decades, which grew by a greater percentage: the income earned from work and investments by the highest-earning 20% of households, or the government benefits received by these households?

Do cold spells provide evidence against global warming?

What percentage of federal taxes legally due are not actually paid?

Do high levels of national debt (> 90% of a nation’s economy, as the U.S. now has) typically harm economic growth?

Does preventative medical care generally decrease or increase people’s lifetime medical spending?

Who bears the economic burden of Social Security and Medicare payroll taxes that are paid by businesses?

Do unemployment benefits discourage some people from working?

After conception, how long does it take a human heart to begin beating?