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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for May 14, 2018
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May 14, 2018: Philanthropic foundations in the United States hold $890 billion worth of assets. That’s far more than any other nation in the world.[1]
The Netherlands is the only other country with more than $100 billion worth of assets in philanthropic foundations.
An earlier Number of the Day noted that 62.6 million volunteers in the United States use their freedom to work together in community. Their volunteer work annually is valued at $184 billion.
Each weekday, Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day explores interesting and newsworthy topics at the intersection of culture, politics, and technology.
- May 11, 2018 – 9 percent reduction in hours worked by Americans since 1960
- May 10, 2018 – 500 dollar per employee head tax proposed in Seattle
- May 9, 2018 – 22 states have passed laws concerning self-driving vehicles
- May 8, 2018 – 39 percent of top liberal arts colleges have no Republican professors
- May 7, 2018 – 74 percent of government workers voted in Election 2016
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