Oil, Gas, TV
For seven straight years, the U.S. has pumped more oil and gas out of the ground than any other country. U.S. natural gas production stole the top spot from Russia in 2008, and exceeded Saudi Arabia’s oil production in 2013. Since 2008, U.S. petroleum and natural gas production has jumped nearly 60%. Quartz, May 23, 2018
In America today, there are 197 towns and suburbs where median home values now exceed $1 million. USA Today, September 24, 2018
Pay-television subscriptions are down to 93.7 million from just under 101 million in 2011. About 6 Americans cancel their paid television every minute. Bloomberg, August 9, 2018
“The reason I talk to myself is because I’m the only one whose answer I accept.” George Carlin
Companies in the United States brought $300 billion in overseas cash back into the U.S. in the first quarter of 2018. The Washington Post, September 12, 2018
According to data from the World Bank, the share of the world’s population living on less than $1.90 a day (inflation adjusted) declined to under 10 percent in 2015 from 44 percent in 1980, an astounding achievement. The World Bank, September 24, 2018
There are two rules of success:
1. “Never tell everything you know. ”
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-Roger Lincoln
