Saturday, December 10, 2011

Pop Quiz: "Are there more or fewer Federal Government employees today as compared to 1970?". The answer WILL surprise you...

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In my last post, I showed a graph of the trend in government employment since 1970.  That graph showed employment at ALL levels of governm...
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Saturday, December 3, 2011

Which President in the last 40 years can claim the title of "Small Government" President, in terms of the Federal Workforce? Better look at this before you answer...

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Can you identify the US President(s) since 1970 who have decreased the Federal Workforce significantly during their time in office?...Regard...
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Snapshot of where jobs were gained and lost in the lastest Employment Report...Read it and weep...

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Here are the major categories of industries and the change in jobs in each of those industries.  Under "Nov 2011" are the number o...

US becomes a Net Exporter of Petroleum products for the first time in 62 years!! Is this a good thing? Nice new graphic showing the cause...

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This caught me by surprise. The US, for the  first time in 62 years , has become a net EXPORTER of petroleum and petroleum based products. ...
Thursday, December 1, 2011

"Green Energy is People!!"**

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I did not make this up, but wish I did. To get it, you will have to be familiar with the theme of the movie " Soylent Green "... ...
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Those of you in college struggling with finals preparation, here is some motivation for you (see Chart)---Education PAYS in terms of earning potential and likely-hood of being unemployed...

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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Saturday, November 26, 2011

Want to know how close (or far) you are from being a "1%-er" in terms of income? You may be closer then you think. Enter your income and press the button...EASY!

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Want to know where YOU fit in as far as percentile of income relative to everyone else? Below is an example.  If your yearly income is (base...
Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Two nice graphics showing energy consumption by source. We are failing...

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Reality Check.  As much as I would like the us to move to a cleaner and less political (by political I mean we dont have to go to war or mai...
Monday, November 21, 2011

Science Friction: Read this "Tariff-ic" posting on the issue of "Tomato Paste/Sauce as a Veggie--Congressional Edition". Read, Cuss and Discuss...

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The hottest debate in Congress these days is how much tomato paste (derived from a fruit) is required on a slice of pizza to classify said t...
Friday, November 18, 2011

Lesson in Productivity...More food with fewer workers...Should we be OUTRAGED that employment in agriculture has declined so much??

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Productivity (Output per worker) down on the farm is amazing.  The first graph shows the yield per acre of various agricultural commodities ...
Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Nice chart showing the difference in gasoline prices between the US and Europe...Why the big difference???

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Here is a chart showing the differences in the price of gasoline between the US and Europe at-large.  Why is there such a large disparity be...

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Sunday, November 13, 2011

"So, how did you make your millions? I invented the "OBOL". REALLY? YOU are THAT guy!!"

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The above is a conversation I WISH I was able to have. How many times have you had a great idea?  What is the difference between me and the ...
Friday, November 11, 2011

New energy pipeline and the thousands of jobs private sector jobs it would create has been shelved for environmental reasons. Look at this map and tell me if this action is justified...

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Below is a map of existing oil,natural gas, and gasoline pipelines that criss-cross the US. The building of a new pipeline, called the Keyst...
Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Be prepared to pay a new Federal Tax on Christmas trees. The money will be used to promote the Christmas Tree Industry. This is NOT an Onion story...

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Obama Couldn’t Wait: His New Christmas Tree Tax ""President Obama’s Agriculture Department today announced that it will impose a...
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