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Galloway: Young Americans transfer $1.3T yearly to seniors via Social Security
“Every year, young people transfer 1.3 trillion dollars in the form of Social Security payments to the wealthiest generation in the history of the planet, seniors.”
Galloway: US teen suicide has increased 60%, driven partly by social media
“We have a 60% uptick in teen suicide in the US, and I don't put it all at the hands of social or the feet of social media, but it's definitely played a role”
Galloway: US 30-year-olds are financially worse off than parents at 30
“For the first time in our nation's history, a thirty-year-old isn't doing as well as his or her parents were at 30.”
Galloway: US spends $12 on seniors for every $1 on kids
“Every year in the U.S., we spend 12 dollars on seniors for every one dollar we spend on kids.”
Galloway: On Tinder, 46 of 50 women focus on four men
“If there's 50 men on Tinder and 50 women on Tinder, 46 of the women will show all of their attention exclusively to just four men. Leaving 46 men to fight over four women.”
Galloway: Unmarried men by age 30 face 1-in-3 substance abuse chance
“If a man hasn't cohabitated or been married by the time he's 30, there's a one in three chance he ends up a substance abuser.”
Galloway plans to restrict children's inheritance to essential security
“I'll give them enough money so they can always have a house, always afford education. I'll give them a start, but they won't inherit. I won't give them a ton of money. I'll give them, I don't know what that number is, but I'll give them enough money. I love wh…”
Galloway: Seven Companies Represent 34% of the S&P 500
“34% of the S&P is represented by seven companies, and 50% of the equity value of the world, and 70% of the enterprise value, if included the debt, is wrapped up in the U.S. Economy, which has seven companies, and if any of those seven companies sneeze, the who…”
Galloway: 75% of women prioritize partner wealth vs 25% of men
“75% of women say economic viability is hugely important in a mate. It's only 25% of men.”
Galloway: Average men need 200 dating app swipes for one coffee date
“And the scary stat I saw, I think you referenced, is that in order to get one coffee, a man of average attractiveness on a dating app has to swipe right or try and connect with 200 women to get one coffee.”
Galloway: In 80% of long marriages, the man was initially more interested
“If you talk to people who've been married longer than 30 years, 80% of them say one was much more interested in the other at the beginning, and it was always the man was more interested in the woman.”