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Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

Intergovernmental economic organization

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Dec 2, 2025
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Did Trump ever claim to reduce drug prices by 500% and in what context?

President Trump publicly claimed extraordinarily large drug-price reductions — citing figures like “500%, 600%, 1,000%, 1,500%” — during July and August 2025 remarks and in subsequent events; fact‑che...

Oct 24, 2025
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Do red or blue states have more welfare

States that vote Democratic (“blue”) and those that vote Republican (“red”) show of welfare spending, program participation, and receipt of federal public-health funds, but the answer to “which has mo...

Dec 11, 2025
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Why is America so stupid

The United States does not rank as uniformly "stupid" in available metrics; average national IQ estimates hover near the high 90s (around 97–98) and state-by-state IQ estimates vary by only single-dig...

Nov 2, 2025

What international laws did Trump allegedly violate during his second term?

President Trump’s second-term actions have been alleged to breach multiple international legal obligations across distinct domains: lethal maritime strikes on alleged drug traffickers, unilateral sanc...

Dec 4, 2025

Prices 2024 compared to 2025

Consumer prices rose modestly from 2024 to 2025: U.S. headline CPI shows roughly a 3.0% year‑over‑year increase in multiple monthly snapshots (3.0% for Jan and for the 12 months ending Sep 2025) and t...

Oct 25, 2025

what are the statistics for vaccinated versus unvaccinated individuals regarding covid-19?

Vaccinated individuals consistently show lower risks of severe COVID-19 outcomes—hospitalization and death—than unvaccinated people across multiple datasets and time periods, though . International co...

Oct 9, 2025

What were the leading causes of child mortality in the USA in 2024?

The available analyses converge on a clear finding: . Multiple 2025 analyses further report worsening child health across mortality, chronic conditions, obesity, and mental health domains compared wit...

Dec 10, 2025

How did wage growth and labor market tightness in 2024 compare to 2025 and what was the impact on inflation?

Wages in 2025 showed modest but consistent gains over 2024: nominal average weekly wages rose about 4.2% between July 2024 and July 2025 and several official series report year‑over‑year wage increase...

Nov 5, 2025

What are Sweden's income tax rates and how do they fund public services 2024

Sweden's 2024 income tax structure is a combination of municipal (local) proportional taxes and progressive national taxes whose exact brackets and percentages varied across sources; major summaries i...

Oct 27, 2025

How does Canada's national debt per capita compare to other G7 countries in 2025?

Canada’s national debt per capita in 2025 is reported at about , placing it below the United States’ per-person burden of but above the United Kingdom’s reported in the same year; however, available s...

Nov 14, 2025

Are there any countries without age limits on pornography?

Existing reporting and compilations show most countries do have laws restricting pornography access by age or outlawing child pornography; several sources note gaps or uneven implementation in a minor...

Dec 11, 2025

Did Vietnam require citizens to link bank accounts to a new digital ID system?

Vietnam required banks to collect biometric data and to link or verify accounts against its new digital ID infrastructure as part of Project 06 and a series of State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) circulars; a...

Oct 6, 2025

How does Canada's current national debt compare to other G7 countries in 2025?

Canada’s — when federal and provincial liabilities are combined — sits among the higher end of G7 comparators in 2025, with analyses placing the combined debt‑to‑GDP around , which is comparable to so...

Dec 6, 2025

How did the economy perform in Trump's second term across GDP, unemployment, and inflation metrics?

Through the first year of President Trump’s second term the data and commentary are mixed: official releases and administration statements highlight strong GDP beats — for example a revised Q2 2025 GD...

Nov 29, 2025

How much plastic waste still goes to landfill, incineration, or the environment globally and in the U.S. in 2025?

Global plastic production in 2024–2025 is roughly 400–445 million tonnes per year and most of that waste is not recycled: about 9% recycled, roughly half goes to landfill globally, and around a quarte...

Nov 18, 2025

do 40 thousand people die everytime unemployment goes up 1%

There is no single authoritative claim in the provided reporting that “40,000 people die for every 1% rise in unemployment.” Academic and public-health studies do find higher mortality associated with...

Dec 11, 2025

Which years between 2009 and 2025 saw the biggest divergence between CPI inflation and real wage growth?

The largest gaps between U.S. CPI inflation and real wages in the 2009–2025 window occurred during the 2021–2023 inflation surge, when CPI rose much faster than nominal wages and real wages fell for a...

Dec 1, 2025

Which countries have successfully reduced national debt and how long did it take?

Only a handful of countries have near-zero or very low external public debt: sources list Liechtenstein and Niue as effectively debt‑free, and IMF/Statista and Visual Capitalist data show many small e...

Oct 31, 2025

How does the UK's Universal Credit system compare to the US food stamp program?

The UK's Universal Credit (UC) is a consolidated, monthly cash payment designed to replace several legacy benefits and address multiple household needs — housing, children, disability and work support...

Nov 28, 2025

one world government

Debate over a “one world government” mixes academic ideas, international reform efforts, and public forums that promote global cooperation—none of which the provided sources say amounts to a single gl...