August 17, 2005

Government-related Stats

$2,000.000.00
The amount the Shell oil company spent to install the first hydrogen pump at a U.S. gas station in Washington, D.C.

6
The number of hydrogen fuel cells cars in use, as of November 2004, in the D.C. area.

102
The number of days the U.S. House of Representatives met in 2004; the lowest number in decades.

2.5
The percent of 'cost of living' increase or raise, members of Congress voted for themselves in September of 2004.

$4,000
The dollar amount of that raise.

Posted by 1Colin at August 17, 2005 05:53 PM | TrackBack
Comments

You could replace "hydrogen fuel" for "politician brain" and I doubt anyone would notice.

Posted by: Ted at August 18, 2005 10:50 AM
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