Tuesday, October 28, 2008

More "unheard of" news

Congrats U.S., your major cities now have economic inequality that rivals that of countries in Africa--according to a new UN study.
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/inst/download/world08.pdf
The highest wage dispersion occurred in Brazil, China, India, and the U.S.

And--another great landmark--
for the first time in...well I don't know how long, our children are less likely to graduate from High School--that's high school--not college than we were.
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jbFCO7woHZSbc0BWZbfr7Cv7nkIgD940FIO83

yep, we certainly are the greatest democracy in the world

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