The amount children in the US received from the tooth fairy in 2014. This is 8 percent less than the amount received in 2013. August 22nd is National Tooth Fairy Day.

Source:Visa 2014 Tooth Fairy Survey

Number of gallons of gasoline sold in Colorado in 2013.  Source:Colorado Department of Revenue

Percent of tax collections that came from sales, use and excise taxes in 2013. Source:Colorado Department of Revenue

The amount of real lifetime wage growth that typically occurs in the first 10 years of a career. Many Millenials will not see this wage growth due to the difficult economic climate and will have a harder time making large purchases such as a home or a car.
Source:“The Short- and Long-Term Career Effects of Graduating in a Recession: Hysteresis and Heterogeneity in the Market for College Graduates”

75 years ago, on August 15th, 1939, the film rendition of the Wizard of Oz was released.  The story, originally written by L. Frank Baum, is thought to be a commentary on the economic crisis in America during the 1880s and 1890s.

Source:Journal of Political Economy

August 14, 1990: Denver area voters pass a 0.1 percent sales tax to finance construction of a new, baseball-only stadium. The ballpark’s total cost was $215 million. Source:Colorado Rockies

Percent of individuals 18 and over in Colorado that registered to be organ, eye and tissue donors in 2013. This is compared to 45 percent nationally. Source: National Donor Designation Report Card

If current trends continue, 2058 is the year that women will reach pay equity. Source: Institute for Women’s Policy Research

The percentage of estates in America that are farms that were expected to owe any estate tax at all in 2013. The number comes to an estimated 20 estates, the overwhelming majority of which would have to have liquid assets for the estate tax to even touch them. Source: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Myths and Realities about the Estate Tax

Number of people on the Forbes 32nd annual list of 400 richest Americans who inherited their wealth. Another 56 inherited part of their wealth. Source: Forbes