Thursday, August 30, 2012

Here is what the Pres ACTUALLY said in reference to the "You did not build that" quote. See how I re-phrase it and ask why ANOTHER sentence in what he said is not talked about at all..

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Below are some of the before and after sentences from the now famous off-teleprompter comments from President Obama that resulted in the ...
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Federal Budget spending in stacks of $10,000 bills sitting on pallets. See the three towers of political gridlock right here. Here's your sign...

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The 3 pillars of the Federal Budget illustrated here--Social Security, Health Care (primarily Medicare and Medicaid) and National Defense. T...
Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Nice graph showing global Arms Sales. Instability has been very, very good for US companies that make things that go BOOM!

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Here is one way to quickly meet President Obama's goal to double US exports before his first term is up. This graph show military arms...

Nice Infographic showing the decrease in the size of packaging for some of your favorite products. Inflation without an increase in price. I feel ripped-off.

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This infographic illustrates "hidden" inflation that may not adequately captured in the governments compilation of the Consumer Pr...
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Nice infographic showing Income by Religious Belief. .

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Income distribution by religious belief.  Click on image to make larger or go HERE to the site and see the original image. Source: Pew R...
Monday, August 27, 2012

With hurricane Issac looming there are the inevitable cries of "Price Gouging!" with gasoline. Please read this to get some perspective before getting angry.

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With hurricane Issac hitting Florida and the Gulf Coast, the inevitable rise in the price of gasoline and other commodities will make hea...
Saturday, August 25, 2012

Dispelling the myth of the low US ranking in Infant Mortality. It depends on the definition of what a "Live Birth" is. See the distortion here...

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Below you will see a chart with a partial list of the  2011 Global Infant Mortality Rates/Rankings  .  The US is ranked 41st (tied with Faer...
Sunday, August 19, 2012

Teachers: If you need a quick visual to emphasize to students the link between education and employment show them these graphs. Students: If you need a reminder as to the importance of education and future employment, PLEASE look at these too.

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There is a lot going on in this first graph, but it is important to know what is happening. The vertical axis shows the percentage change ...
Saturday, August 18, 2012

Another chart showing the growth in energy consumption in the developed vs developing world from 2000 to 2011. Wow!

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I just this one after the one I just previously posted. The change in energy use JUST since 2000 is quite amazing.  The BRIC countries, Br...

Nice infographic showing the growth in carbon emissions in China. We can congratulate ourselves on our efforts to reduce emissions, but does it matter?

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If you are interested in the topic of carbon emissions, this graphic is for you. It shows the changes in carbon emissions primarily in China...
Friday, August 17, 2012

Nice graph breaking down voting by age group over time. I guess it is easier to get to the polls using a walker as opposed to a skateboard. Go figure...

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Hard to see the colors, but the line in the middle (58.2% on the right) is the"Total Voting Age Population" trend line.  The top l...
Thursday, August 16, 2012

There is a scourge 3 times larger than the drought affecting food prices. See it here in one easy chart...

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The drought of the summer of 2012 is expected to result in the loss of 13% of the corn corp. This is widely reported as a disaster in need o...
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Supply and Demand Extravaganza---Having fun with Lobster...

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Nice blog entry from Business Insider on the price of Lobster in Maine.  There are LOTS of microeconomics concepts embedded in this short...

Nice graph showing Total Government jobs now exceed Total Private Sector Goods producing jobs. Is this the new normal? I think so...

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Nice graph showing where jobs have been concentrated since 1940.  On the vertical axis are the jobs in "thousands", which means...

A pretty shocking graph of the distribution of health care spending in the US. Gives new meaning to the term "1%-ers"--A must see to understand our situation.

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Nice illustration of the distribution of health care dollars in the US.  This gives new meaning to the term "1%-ers".  In 2009 t...
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