Ain't That America

Numbers:

1,200,000 -- Number of jobs lost so far in 2008, according to the U.S. Labor Dept.

$1,000,000,000,000 -- Minimum amount of wealth lost to the falling stock market.

1,200,000 -- Number of New York City residents with no health insurance.

844,424 -- Number of children living in poverty in New York City, according to the NYC Food Bank.

55% -- Percentage of New York City high school students who either drop out or do not graduate on time, according to a study by Colin Powell's America's Promise organization.

and...lastly...wait for it...

$590,000 -- amount forfeited, in both salary and fines, by New York Knicks guard Stephon Marbury for refusing to play on November 26 against Detroit.

One more...

$21,000,000 -- Marbury's salary this year.

Words fail.