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Whites Are The Slowest Growing US Group; Will Lose Majority Around 2040

Whites Are The Slowest Growing US Group; Will Lose Majority Around 2040

The median age in most areas of the US is rising, while the population is growing more diverse, according to Census Bureau data released Thursday. America’s median age - the age where half of the population is half younger and half older - rose from 35.3 years on April 1, 2000, to 37.9 years on July 1, 2016, according to the data. Meanwhile, the population of White Americans is growing at a much slower rate than most minority groups: The number of whites living in the US increased by 0.5% last year to 256 million.

Moody's: Modest Downside Could Spark $3 Trillion Surge In Pension Liabilities

Moody's: Modest Downside Could Spark $3 Trillion Surge In Pension Liabilities

Some very simplistic math from Moody's helps to shed some light on just how inevitable a public pension crisis is in the United States.  Analyzing a basket of 56 public plans with net liabilities of $778 billion, Moody's found that just a modest downside return scenario over the next three years (2017: +7.2%, 2018: -5.0%, 2019: 0%) would result in a 59% surge in new unfunded liabilities.  Moreover, given that total unfunded public pension liabilities are roughly $5 trillion in aggregate, this implies that a simple 5% drop in assets in 2018 could trigger a d

America Divided: "Summer Of Rage" Accelerates

America Divided: "Summer Of Rage" Accelerates

Via StockBoardAsset.com,

Earlier this year, we broke the story of 4 Chicago Teens In Custody After Broadcasting Kidnap Of Trump-Supporter Live On Social Media . It was a gruesome news event displayed for the world to see on Facebook Live. The victim was repeatedly kicked and hit, partially scalped, all while he was tied up with his mouth taped shut. The suspects in the video could be heard yelling, “F*** Donald Trump! F*** white people!”. 

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