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After the federal government pays back with interest the $2.8 trillion that it owes to Social Security, what is the estimated average shortfall for everyone currently in the program?

What portion of all energy used in the U.S. is supplied by natural gas?

Which U.S. president cancelled plans to deploy missile interceptors in Poland that would protect Eastern Europe from Russian aggression, a decision that Vladimir Putin praised as “very right and brave”?

How much is the average official national debt for every household in the United States?

At the outset of the Industrial Revolution in the late 1700s, about 0.03% of the Earth’s atmosphere was comprised of carbon dioxide. What is it now?

Over the entire earth, what is the ratio of trees to people?

Over the prior decade, did the average GPA of high school students who took the ACT college readiness exam increase or decrease?

What portion of U.S. residents aged 16 to 65 years are able to correctly answer a question requiring knowledge of the fact that “mean” is another word for “average” and the ability to calculate a simple average?

Comparing the taxes that people pay into Social Security versus the benefits they receive, is the program generally a better deal for low-income or high-income workers?

On average in the United States, do people of different races with similar credit histories pay disparate mortgage costs?