Saturday, September 10, 2011

Need more useless but interesting info in your head? See here why carrots are orange...

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Why are carrots orange? It is political ""No, the image above does not some show some collection of freshly genetically designed...

Chart of all charts for young people---the transition of economic power from the 1800's to 2030...Is it inevitable?

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A look at the past, present and future or economic power in one easy graphic. Some rise and some fall. Is our fall inevitable or can we stop...

Two headlines, two different conclusions. Who to believe: Economists or people that actually produce something useful?? :)

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Two headlines, two different conclusions. Who to believe: the Theorists or the people who actually produce something? Many economists say ...

US Exports at an All-Time High! Yes, we still do make stuff in the US. Why do we see trade with the rest of the world as a problem instead of an opportunity?

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The Red Line represents total imports and the Blue Line total exports. Subtract these two and you get our trade deficit in goods and service...

Do you play games produced by Zynga? Of course you do. Nice article here on how they use your gaming behavior to, well, game your behavior...

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Here is a fascinating look into business side of the "free" online gaming industry. The focus of the article is Zynga, the creator...
Thursday, September 8, 2011

My two cent, two sentence analysis of Republicans and Democrats in regards to the latest jobs bill...

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Republicans are NOT supporting job creating proposals they normally would support because they come from a Democrat (if the Pres was a Repub...
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Show me the Spending! Nice graphic showing where the President proposes to spend money to create jobs. I would add one more to the list...

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The Presidents job initiative in graphic form.  A little demand-side, a little supply-side.  I do like the school modernization part. This w...
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One of the Presidents proposals: Continue the Payroll Tax Cut---nice graphic here showing what that might mean to YOU!

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Go here for my explanation of the payroll taxes (Social Security and Medicare) YOU pay on your wages. Currently you enjoy a 2-percentage p...
Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Nice example of Complementary Goods---HD TV and Make-up Artists..

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Today in class we started our unit on the basics of demand and supply.  I always do demand first because intuitively it is easier for studen...

Cartoon about Ethanol and link to excellent article...

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 Source: HERE via Carpe Diem From HERE ""As befits the chairman of the world’s largest food-production company, Peter Brabe...
Monday, September 5, 2011

Nice Labor Day analysis of the state of manufacturing in the US (GOOD!) and the state of manufacturing jobs in the US (NOT GOOD)...How can this be possible? Short video says it all...

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Look at the red line in the first graph---it shows the change in US manufacturing jobs since 1939. It does not seem dramatic, because the ti...

The problem with Social Security in one easy chart---too few "youngs" working for too many "olds"....

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With all the political talk surrounding much needed reform of entitlement programs, mainly Social and Medicare, the graph below illustrates ...
Sunday, September 4, 2011

Nice graphic orgainizer showing the evolution of all the big Tech Companies we know and love. Amazing how small the neighborhood is...

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Click on image to make larger OR go HERE to see it in its oginal size.. Source: Mashable.com
Thursday, September 1, 2011

Nice graphic showing the emergence of middle classes thoughout the world. Can we give just a little shout out and/or credit to free markets, free trade and globalization?

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The spread of market activity, free(er) trade and globalization have lifted 100's of millions of people out of poverty around the world ...
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Economists have a sense of humor---even if they have little sense for anything else...

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 Via: Greg Mankiw
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