Foreign Born Population in the US February 19, 2020
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Interesting ebb and flow.
Breathtaking Fraud September 22, 2019
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End-of-2018 Employment Report January 4, 2019
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The BLS issued the Employment Situation Report today, together with updates on the seasonal adjustments that went back into last year – I’ve modified the chart to reflect the most recent estimates.
Slight downtick in the IB metric, but not too bad, especially considering the uncertainties in seasonal adjustments and the unhelpful policies of the Fed.
As opposed to 2016, when the needle didn’t move, 2017 and 2018 have shown improvement, with about 0.5 percentage points per year.
Slow, but at least it’s been positive.
Interesting gif for Geoff December 13, 2018
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He’s theeees close to saying “I told you so!”
Hit play and watch China.
Opinion Rhapsody November 13, 2018
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Enjoy.
Net Neutrality Explained September 12, 2018
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Rejuvenated Exports Growth June 6, 2018
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Is everything coming up roses? Maybe not quite, but at least more things are.
For example, feast your glozzies on the exports data:
Yes, after 6 years in the doldrums under the supervision of the man who declared that exports were vital to the economy so he was going to double them…
… under his replacement they’re finally taking off.
Mission Statement March 16, 2018
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Weird Al is a genius. This video is chock full of business buzzwords. Dilbert would be proud.
How to Get a Job November 27, 2017
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Easy Peasy.
Critical Chicken Update April 18, 2017
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Chicken population has gone from seven to three in the last month. I think we might have stumbled on a clue a few evenings ago.
Obama’s Legacy: Bending the Healthcare Cost Curve January 15, 2017
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Y’all may remember this from the bad old days when President Obama was pitching the Affordable Care Act:
After meeting with Senate Democrats on Dec. 15, President Barack Obama made a number of claims about what the health care bill would achieve if passed.
“We agree on reforms that will finally reduce the costs of health care,” Obama said. “Families will save on their premiums; businesses that will see their costs rise if we do nothing will save money now and in the future. This plan will strengthen Medicare and extend the life of that program. And because it gets rid of the waste and inefficiencies in our health care system, this will be the largest deficit reduction plan in over a decade.
“Now, I just want to repeat this because there’s so much misinformation about the cost issue here. You talk to every health care economist out there and they will tell you that whatever ideas are — whatever ideas exist in terms of bending the cost curve and starting to reduce costs for families, businesses, and government, those elements are in this bill.”
Naturally you’re curious as to whether he did in fact reduce spending on healthcare and bend that cost curve. As usual with this president, it seems that his promises were based on either blind optimism or a desire to deceive the American public (chart from Forbes):
I’ll let you decide whether optimism or deception is at fault here.
Obama’s Failed Legacy: Losing Manufacturing Jobs Like a Boss January 6, 2017
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President Obama claimed that restoring manufacturing jobs was a high priority of his administration. Here’s how he did:
| Date | Number of Manufacturing Jobs |
|---|---|
| January 31, 2009 | 12,561,000 |
| December 31, 2016 | 12,275,000 |
Total manufacturing jobs created after 8 years: -286,000. Some legacy.
He also claimed that he’d add a million manufacturing jobs during his second term.* Here’s your chart:
Let it be noted that the manufacturing job peak during the Bush administration (April 2006) was 14,226,000. The peak during Obama’s administration was 12,338,000. Advantage Bush by almost 2 million jobs.
*President Obama made his promise to add 1 million manufacturing jobs during the “next four years” at the Democratic National Convention in September 2012. The chart above therefore assumes that September 2012 was the starting point. If you assume that he really meant “during my second term,” his performance is just as bad, as you can see from the chart.
Innocent Bystanders 