Tag Archives: Chart of the Day

Chart of the Day

Posted on August 23, 2012 at 1:42 pm by Bob Cesca

From a new study by Pew, this could be the best/worst illustration of how trickle-down Reaganomics has been killing the middle class. Notice how everything began to fall apart for the middle class in the 1980s. And the Reagan/deregulatory/top-down mindset … Continue reading →

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Chart of the Day

Posted on August 4, 2012 at 3:45 pm by Bob Cesca

Take a good look at this Fox News Channel chart showing what will happen to the top marginal tax rate if the Bush tax cuts expire at the end of the year. Holy shit! The top bracket will explode! Actually … Continue reading →

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Good News About Death, Bad News About Cancer

Posted on June 26, 2012 at 1:38 pm by Bob Cesca

Via Sullivan here are the major causes of death in 1900 and 2010: Due to improved technology — medical treatments and health awareness, etc — there are fewer deaths per capita, but more overall cancer deaths and heart disease, ironically … Continue reading →

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Chart of the Day

Posted on May 27, 2012 at 12:00 pm by Bob Cesca

More evidence in convenient chart form that President Obama isn’t the big government spender the Republicans are claiming he is. By the way, one way to infuriate your Republican friends when they tell you they didn’t like George W. Bush’s … Continue reading →

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Regarding Our Big Government Socialist President

Posted on April 26, 2012 at 11:33 am by Bob Cesca

Here’s a chart Krugman assembled showing public sector (government) employment during each of the last three presidencies. Trust me, I hate how government workers have been annihilated during this administration — most of which have families, mortgages, debt and a … Continue reading →

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Chart of the Morning

Posted on April 8, 2012 at 10:14 am by Bob Cesca

Low-wage workers are becoming older and more educated. Once we recover from the Bush era jobs collapse, we can begin to address who is working which jobs. Honestly, college-educated 40-year-olds shouldn’t be competing for jobs that were normally occupied by … Continue reading →

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Chart of the Day

Posted on April 7, 2012 at 12:48 pm by Bob Cesca

Cantina Alien Reince Priebus, chairman of the RNC, thinks the war against women is “a fiction.” This chart, from the article I cited on this week’s podcast, proves otherwise. From the Guttmacher Institute: Combine that chart and the accompanying too-long … Continue reading →

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Republican Presidents: Big Government Spenders

Posted on March 15, 2012 at 7:15 am by Bob Cesca

TPM with the chart of the day: But Democrats, and especially President Obama, are big government spenders. That’s the lie they keep getting away with for decades.

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Chart of the Day

Posted on February 15, 2012 at 1:22 pm by Bob Cesca

Well, more like poll results in chart form. More verification that Americans would rather cut defense spending than Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security and food stamps. Not sure why food stamps are less popular — oh wait. Southern Strategy race-baiting demagoguery, … Continue reading →

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Chart of the Day

Posted on January 29, 2012 at 11:37 am by Bob Cesca

The economy is growing and the Republican presidential candidates are lying about it. Via Steve Benen from his new place at Maddow Blog the latest GDP numbers in context: Benen notes: It’s important to realize, though, that 2.8% growth is … Continue reading →

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