85% Percentage of middle-aged white-collar workers who say that after losing their job, they had to switch industries to land a new one
52% Percentage who had to take a lower salary
$6.5-$10 billion Estimated amount the U.S. Treasury loses each year to workers who wrongly claim the earned-income tax credit. Treasury wants to toughen eligibility requirements
$46 billion Estimated amount lost in 2002 to businesses that evaded or avoided taxes
60% Increase in motorcycle-accident death rates since 1997
20 Number of states that require all riders to wear helmets, down from 47 in 1975
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