In 2009, when millionaires were lining up at the welfare office (oops) Capitol Hill begging other millionaires for bailout packages (at the expense of their struggling taxpayers), the number of millionaires in the United States actually grew by 16%. But wait, there’s more! The total worth of the members of the Forbes 400 list of the richest Americans rose to an estimated $1.37 trillion in 2010, up 8% from 2009.
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In 2010 people watched more than 700 billion “YouTube” videos. Over 35 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute.
In 2009, health spending hit an all-time high of 11.9% of Canada’s gross domestic product. That’s $183.1 billion, $9.5 billion more than in 2008, or $5,452 per person. Two-thirds of Canadians over 65 have five or more prescriptions.