Saturday, October 03, 2009

National Report Card

Where can I go to see where we stand and the trends on public issues?
The first objective should be to identify these measurements, where they are trending and how they compare to the statistics in other places of our world.

The second objective is to put some dollars to each item. What is the cost to move the needle, which objectives represent opportunities.

Health Care
  • Cost Index
  • % of America's covered
  • Life Expectancy
Food, Health and Safety

  • Obesity Levels
  • Exercise
  • Trans Fat consumption
  • Sugar consumption
  • Cholesterol

Energy Independence
  • $'s exported
  • Barrels Imported
  • Tons of CO2 generated
  • Wind, Solar, Hydro, Bio growth
Energy Efficiency / Environment
  • Fleet Mileage
  • Hydro Carbon output
  • Recycling 
Education
  • High School graduation rate
  • College Graduation rate
  • PhD rate
  • Education costs
  • Key degrees
Quality of Life
  • Life Expectancy
  • Average work week
  • Entertainment hours
  • Vacation Day
  • Home ownership
  • Illness rate, LTD rate
  • Safety Accident rate, Accidental death rate
  • Crime Rate
  • Savings rate
  • Bankruptcy rate
  • Foreclosure rate
  • Employment level
  • Cost of Living
  • Suicide rates
  • Addiction rates, drug, alcohol
Infrastructure
  • Age of bridges
  • Power Grid
  • Quality Water Supply
  • Sewage Spills
  • Age of Airline Fleet

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