Saturday, December 17, 2011

The Millennials: The BEST Generation or Worse Generation Ever? Nice info-graphic showing generational characteristics...

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Source: Chartporn Created by: Online Graduate Programs
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Here is an objective view of our persistent Unemployment problem that people don't want to face because it is too difficult to address BUT is the primary problem in the Long Run...

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While politicians and partisans of all stripes, literally and figuratively, howl at the moon in terms of blame for our economic woes, I pref...
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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Nice Graphic...Jobs/Careers projected to need the most workers in the next decade...Are YOU on the right path?

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What is not debatable is the fact that continued education is needed to make sure you have the necessary skills to be an employable worker i...
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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