Tid Bits for the week

An American born today has a life expectancy of 78.3 years.

In 1989, 60 million Americans owned a home. In 2009, 75 million families did.
24 million of those 75 million Americans own their house free and clear.
1 out of every 6 Americans is employed by the government – at the federal, state or local level.
52 million of the 140 million federal income tax returns filed in 2008 paid zero federal income tax.
37% of the 6.8 billion people in the world live in either China or India