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The annual unemployment rate when records began in 1947 was 3.9%. In 2017 it was 4.4%. See 70 years worth of annual and monthly unemployment rates in our updated resource.

The US federal corporate income tax rate is 21%. See how this compares to other countries, including Australia (30%), France (33.3%), Japan (23.2%), and the United Kingdom (19%).

The federal corporate income tax was introduced in 1909 with a uniform rate of 1% for all business income above $5,000. Since then the rate has increased to as high 52.8% in 1969. It is currently set at 21% for all companies. See our updated resource detailing all corporate tax rates between 1909 and 2018.

– 2.1 MILLION. Maine has the highest per capita medical marijuana patient population (38.42 per 1,000 people) with Michigan in second (27.06 patients per 1,000 people), and New Mexico in third (25.03 patients per 1,000) – all well above the national average of 10.79 per 1,000 people.

See our historical timeline of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from 1900 though May 14, 2018, when the US embassy opened in Jerusalem.

On Wed. May 9, the California Energy Commission voted in favor of requiring all new homes be equipped with solar power by 2020.

Explore this debate with quotes from David Goodall, who ended his life via voluntary euthanasia (pro), Professor of Pediatrics G. Kevin Donovan (con), psychotherapist Annette Childs (pro), President of the Australian Medical Association Stephen Parris (con), Governor of California Jerry Brown (pro), and the American Medical Association (con).

See the total prostitution arrest numbers for each state and the nation in our newly updated resource, and discover which 10 states had the most prostitution arrests per 10,000 people (Nevada was number one with 10.83) and the total number of arrests (California was number one with 7,601).

Prostitution is illegal in the United States with the exception of 10 Nevada counties. Examine our updated resource detailing the laws and penalties of all 50 states, DC, and the US federal government.

Of the 100 countries featured in our chart, prostitution is legal in 53, limitedly legal in 12, and illegal in 35. Review our updated resource for links to laws and other snippets of information.

See felon voting laws for all 50 states and DC, including 10 states where a felon may lose the vote permanently; 20 states that require completion of prison, parole, and probation; 3 states that require completion of prison and probation; 15 states and DC that restore the vote after prison; and 2 states where felons may vote from prison.

Expert opinions on the addictiveness of cannabis range from less addictive than caffeine to “highly addicting.” Read quotes and find estimates of marijuana dependence in our updated question.

Hawaii joins six other states and DC that previously legalized the practice.

Consider the pros and cons of enshrining players associated with
performance enhancing drugs with quotes from baseball players, sports
writers, and more, including Alex Rodriguez (pro), Hall of Famer Joe
Morgan (con), columnist Ken Davidoff (now pro), and former Red Sox GM
Lou Gorman (con).

Explore the debate over using marijuana to treat pain with quotes from
experts such as pain-management physician Dr. Pedro Oliveros (pro),
Director of the University of Michigan Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research
Center Dr. Daniel Clauw (con), the National Academies of Sciences,
Engineering, and Medicine (pro), the US Food and Drug Administration
(con), and more.