Tuesday Night Owls: Excerpts from the February edition of the Harper’s Index
Estimated amount spent on 2020 campaigns for the U.S. House of Representatives,Senate, and White House: $14,000,000,000
Factor by which this exceeds the previous record for an election year: 2
Estimated amount of global tax revenue lost each year to companies that incorporate in tax havens: $245,000,000,000
To individuals who store their assets in tax havens: $182,000,000,000
Percentage of Americans in a relationship who keep some of their money secret from their partner: 37
Chance that an American knew someone who died of COVID-19 last year: 1 in 2
Minimum percentage by which the U.S. birth rate is expected to fall this year: 8
Estimated amount of carbon, in metric tons, produced each year by the sending and receiving of emails: 12,000,000
By the sending and receiving of text messages: 7,000,000’
Portion of U.S. doctors and nurse clinicians who have retired early or plan to do so because of the pandemic: 1/5
Percentage of U.S. workers over 55 who plan to delay their retirement because of the pandemic: 13
Portion of U.S. remote employees who say they have been working harder than ever: 7/10
Who say they have not felt as appreciated by their employer since they began working remotely: ½
Martin Samuel is the senior news reporter for Call Centre News Fior Reports. Samuel covers Healthcare. He was attracted to Journalism from the time of college. He has previously worked for The Times. He thinks we should be dedicated to synthesizing and integrating knowledge for the progress of healthcare and the benefit of society.