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What is the most dangerous city in America
a. Detroit, Michigan
b. Baltimore, Maryland
c. Oakland, California
d. Flint, Michigan
Answer: (d) Flint,Michigan. Flint,
a city right outside of Detriot (ranked number 2 in crime)
had the highest crime rates than any other city in America.
Last year, the city had 2729 aggravated assualts and 63
murders. This is exceedingly high for any suburban town.
Flint has suffered economically in the last couple of years.
However, Governor Rick Snyder, has allocated 3 million dollars
to fix crime in Flint. Detroit, Oakland, and Baltimore ranked
2nd, 3rd, and 4th respectively.
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In which American city are the average wages
soaring?
a. Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
b. Vero Beach, Florida
c. San Francisco-Oakland Mateo, California
d. Midland, Texas
Answer: [c] San Francisco-Oakland
Mateo, California
Weekly wages in San Francisco has doubled in
the last year, going up 107.3% between the 4th quarters
of 2011 and 2012. The big change happened when Facebook
moved it's headquarters into the county. The average weekly
wage in the county is 1,700 dollars. About 6000 employees
in the computer industry earn 83,000 dollars a week. Vero
Beach, Midland, and Fond du Lac ranked 2nd, 3rd, and 4th
respectively.
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In which American city, are the average
wages plummeting?
a. Atlantic City, New Jersey
b. Elizabethtown, Kentucky
c. Anniston-Oxford, Alabama
d. Rocky Mount, North Carolina
Answer: [c] Anniston-Oxford, Alabama
The weekly wages in Anniston-Oxford declined 3%
during the 4th quarter of 2012. In addition, the number
of jobs available declined by 4.2%. Rocky Mount, Elizabethtown,
and Atlantic City ranked 2nd, 3rd, and 4th respectively.
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Which state has the highest gas prices?
a. New York
b. Hawaii
c. Illinois
d. Alaska
Answer: [b] Hawaii
Gas prices in Hawaii average 4.50 dollars
a gallon. These prices exceed all the states by more than
50 cents. The gas prices are high because gas needs to
be shipped over the ocean to Hawaii. Hawaii also has the
highest taxes on gas (69 cents a gallon). Alsaka, Illionis,
and New York ranks 2nd, 5th, and 8th respectively.
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Which state has the most dangerous bridges?
a. Pennsylvania
b. Massachusetts
c. Oklahoma
d. Rhode Island
Answer: [a] Pennsylvania
No state has a higher precentage of deficient
percentage than Pennsylvania. In over 3 counties, 40% of
the bridges are structurally dangerous. In addition, the
bridges are more than 50 years old which increases danger.
Pennsylvania legislature is making efforts to improve these
bridges. Rhode Island and Oklahoma rank 2nd and 3rd.
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