published by adam on Mon, 05/28/2012 - 18:33
The short answer is there are about 21 million American Veterans as of 2012. As a total, that's about 6.8% of the US population.
For comparison, that's about...
published by adam on Sun, 08/07/2011 - 08:19
Searching for this report, I found more meta-coverage than links to the source. Below is the full text of the document itself, and the decision rendered by S&P in the downgrade, titled "Research Update: United States of America Long-Term Rating Lowered To 'AA+' On Political Risks And Rising Debt Burden; Outlook Negative." Reposted directly from S&P.
