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And the USA is not on the list.  Here’s a look at the top 10 countries:1. United Kingdom2. Sweden3. Hong Kong4. Netherlands5. New Zealand6. Canada7. Denmark8. Singapore9. Australia10. Switzerland

Taxing their people into prosperity. Even with unemployment at a 50-year low, homelessness is on the rise in American cities as the cost of housing ramps higher. The Department of Housing and Urban Development reports that the homeless population grew 0.3% this year, a second annual increase after seven years of declines. The backdrop is skyrocketing rentals in

There is more student loan debt than credit card debt. Unless you are a STEM major and know that’s what you want to do in life. You don’t want to start out STEM, rack up $75k in debt, and finish as a philosophy major making lattes for a living. The level of student debt in

The office of Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders is being accused of wielding its political power in order to seek retribution against a Vermont business owner who ran an ad attacking Sanders over his hypocrisy. Rodolphe “Skip” Vallee, the CEO of St. Albans-based gasoline distributor and retailer R.L. Vallee, is alleging that Sanders and his senior

What did Reagan use to say about liberals: if it moves, tax it? California has abandoned a plan to tax text messages. The Federal Communications Commission ruled that text messaging is an “information service” and not a telecommunications service, leading the California Public Utilities Commission to cancel a January vote on the proposal. The CPUC had hoped

Another about time! Bottled water faces a reckoning: America’s most popular beverage is confronting a crisis, as consumers rail against disposable plastic and state and local governments implement bans. The world’s biggest water brands are rushing to find alternatives, amid anticipated sales declines. Evian — which says it will produce all of its bottles from recycled material

It’s about time. Occupy Silicon Valley: “The ire progressives once felt toward the 1% on Wall Street is turning on Silicon Valley,” says Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman, with increased scrutiny of the financial might and ethical decisions of the biggest players in tech.

Americans are using less cash, with roughly 29% of adults making no purchases with physical currency during a typical week, according to the Pew Research Center. That’s up from 24% in 2015. And more Americans are comfortable walking around without cash — 53% try to keep currency on hand, down from 60% in 2015. The shift

We’ve known for some time that we’re in the midst of Peak TV, but now FX has quantified that ongoing phenomenon. Its annual research report reveals that, for the first time ever, streaming shows now outnumber their traditional-TV counterparts. — Read on www.indiewire.com/2018/12/streaming-shows-outnumber-broadcast-cable-1202027973/