In other countries, it is not illegal for minors to drink alcohol, but the alcohol can be seized without compensation. In some cases, it is illegal to sell or give alcohol to minors. The following list indicates the age of the person for whom it is legal to consume and purchase alcohol.
In all, this means the average American retiree (or those 65 and older) is spending about $3,700 per month -- or about $44,600 per year. Using the 4% rule, that would mean a nest egg of over $1 million would be needed to finance the average lifestyle.
The next two charts show per capita health spending over time and a snapshot of 2011 in US dollar purchasing power parity. The United States spends $8,508 per person, two and a half times more than the average of $3,322 for OECD countries.America spends about 50 percent more than Norway, the next largest per capita spender.he United States not only spends much more on health care as a percentage of GDP, but this spending has grown more rapidly than most other nations. America currently has the highest per capita health care spending level in the OECD.