Good To Know

47% of Americans 'Agree With Ban On Slaughterhouses'

5% of Americans are vegetarian. 3% are vegan. 

175 Mexican politicians were purged by murder between September 2017 and August 2018.

68% of the 101 political candidates killed during the 2020-2021 cycle were from the LEFT.

 70% of Americans Want Marijuana Legal

87% of Democrats favor legalization. 55% of Republicans support legalization.

 

One study found 51% of 139 homeless lacked basic English writing skills.

6% of scientists are Republican

64% of American's approve of labor unions.

82% of Democrats approve of labor unions. 45% of Republicans approve of labor unions.

62% of Americans in favor of raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour.

Over 40% of workers make $15 and less. $15 is just a bit more than the minimum wage's high point of $14.39 in 1968, if you account for inflation. [source 1] [source 2] 

39% of Americans don't have $400 available to spend.

38% have a favorable view of socialism 

The wealthiest 20% own 80% of all assets.

One acre of land can make about 387 times more potatoes than cows. [source]

Members of Congress make 12 times the average United States citizen

U.S. newsroom employment has dropped by a quarter since 2008

In 2017, 59% of Russians said the collapse of the Soviet Union was a bad thing. [source]

Almost all U.S. presidents have been a member of a religion. [source]

Nearly ALL members of Congress are members of a religion. [source] 

Religious people are more likely to be Republican. [source]

47% of Americans belong to a church [source]

People who understand "Earth is getting warmer because of humans"

Republicans: 24% Democrats: 77% [source] [originally found here]

Democrats are 3 times more likely than Republican to be Vegan or Vegetarian. [source]