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Household Consumption as indicator of Americans’ Living Standard
This article from the New York Times assumes that household consumption is a better indicator of Americans’ living standard Than income. This idea is based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics that say...
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When will Don Draper die?
Don Draper is the main character of MAD MEN. An actuary provided an estimation of his death based on his way of living (death date estimation is available after the jump). When Will Don Draper Die? —...
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Evolution Of American House Size
The chart below displays the evolution of American house median size from 1975 to 2010. Although there has been a decline from 2005 to 2010, the median size in 2010 is still 41 % bigger than 1975...
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US Bailout status in one chart
There are some comments on NPR Planet Money Blog after the jump: Where The Bailouts Stand, In 1 Graphic : Planet Money : NPR via kwout
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Scary chart about labor income as part of total income in the US
The chart shows that the part of labor income is continuously dropping compared to capital income since 1987 and the fall is worse since the beginning of the crisis. Felix Salmon added the following...
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American election presented as a graphic novel
America: Elect! The action-packed journey to US election day in graphic novel form | World news | guardian.co.uk via kwout
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New York Times infographics about US taxes change between 1980 and 2010
There are several very interesting interactive infographics available after the jump. How the Tax Burden Has Changed – Interactive Graphic – NYTimes.com via kwout Found via flowingdata
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Slavoj Žižek wrote an insightful essay in The Guardian about the American shutdown. And I like the way he uses the French song “Comme d’habitude” to illustrate his demonstration: Not many people know...
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