Curiouser and Curiouser

Curious and Interesting things I learned this morning --

• The biggest threat to the US economy is a steep rise in personal savings. Since the early 80s, the US savings rate has plummeted from 10% to 0% in 2005.
• The US ranks 15th in broadband penetration among developed countries, down from 12th only a few months ago. If just one building in an entire zip-code is connected, then the FCC counts all people in that zip-code as having access wether they do or not.
• Although Michael Bloomberg won the mayoral election in New York as a Republican, he was a lifelong Democrat and his views are more closely aligned with the Democratic presidential candidates than their Republican counterparts. However, he would not be eligible to run for VP with Hillary Clinton because the Constitution does not allow a president and vice-president from the same state.
• Pepsi's Aquafina and Coke's Dasani are really just bottled municipal tap water.