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CabCurious

(954 posts)
29. These 3 charts truly show what's wrong in america
Wed Aug 22, 2012, 10:06 PM
Aug 2012

Corporate profits rising while wages decreasing.

It's that simple.

K&R drm604 Aug 2012 #1
Excellent post. People need a basic lesson on the unemployment rates, too, (U3 versus U6) NYC_SKP Aug 2012 #2
Amen. Great addition. CabCurious Aug 2012 #5
Red states take more tax dollars than blue states progree Aug 2012 #34
thanks! CabCurious Aug 2012 #38
20 of the 22 states with the highest proportion of non-federal-income-tax-payers are Repub states progree Sep 2012 #67
Another lesson, about the myth that those who exhaust their unemployment insurance are not counted progree Aug 2012 #48
Great Post! nt mikekohr Aug 2012 #3
great post lovemydog Aug 2012 #4
And the "job creators" are already sitting on $3 trillion dollars in cash CabCurious Aug 2012 #6
Obama has signed 21 tax cuts for the middle class & proposed $4 trillion in debt reduction CabCurious Aug 2012 #7
I've got a BA in Econ. and believe me the Republicans got nothing but their rabid base. xtraxritical Aug 2012 #12
what are the units of the spending bar graph? percent of buget increase? tk2kewl Aug 2012 #8
I believe it's simple annual % increase CabCurious Aug 2012 #9
thanks tk2kewl Aug 2012 #10
In other words, there is still huge amounts of debt being added every year :( CabCurious Aug 2012 #11
Apparently military spending may be $1.2 trillion CabCurious Aug 2012 #13
K&R! Important information that needs to be out there! Rhiannon12866 Aug 2012 #14
Thanks :) CabCurious Aug 2012 #15
great Info outsideworld Aug 2012 #16
Great list DLine Aug 2012 #17
Yes, I need to track down the report and that quote CabCurious Aug 2012 #19
yes, it would be great to add that quote veganlush Aug 2012 #25
here CabCurious Aug 2012 #45
I saved the two charts on my computer and will post on Facebook davidpdx Aug 2012 #18
Bush deficit vs Obama deficit CabCurious Aug 2012 #20
"Has Obama made the job situation worse?" (NY Times piece) CabCurious Aug 2012 #21
2.8 million jobs have been added in the last 18 months nt CabCurious Aug 2012 #22
Democratic presidents have created jobs at a faster rate than Republicans (2m/y vs 1m/y). CabCurious Aug 2012 #23
Bloomberg's points out Dems lead in job creation by wide margin over Repubs progree Oct 2012 #72
Bookmarked liberal N proud Aug 2012 #24
Excellent work. We need to be prepared to address one thing BlueStreak Aug 2012 #26
The Republicans would be lying about their own commitment to the stimulus and bailouts CabCurious Aug 2012 #27
corporate profits & wages CabCurious Aug 2012 #28
These 3 charts truly show what's wrong in america CabCurious Aug 2012 #29
Household income levels CabCurious Aug 2012 #30
trade deficit down, construction rising, and 1/3 of companies are hiring CabCurious Aug 2012 #31
Defense spending is apparently around 50% of our discretionary spending, 1/3 of total spending CabCurious Aug 2012 #32
Outstanding work. But the defense spending is about half of fed. discretionary spending, not total progree Aug 2012 #33
You'll find defense spending figures of 700Bish, 900Bish, and $1.2Tish because CabCurious Aug 2012 #37
Is it 2 Pinocchios or 3 to indicate defense spending is over half when at most its about 1/3? progree Aug 2012 #53
Like I said, I agree it's about 1/3 of total spending. The chart showing more than 50% is... CabCurious Aug 2012 #57
T H A N K S progree Aug 2012 #60
For the talking points, I'm going with $1 trillion CabCurious Aug 2012 #58
BOOKMARKED for use at high school reunion next month. elleng Aug 2012 #35
Thank you for all the info.. nenagh Aug 2012 #36
Finance Sectors vs Manufacturing Sectors, Imports/Exports CabCurious Aug 2012 #39
GOP partisanship was effective cause of the S&P AAA Credit Rating reduction CabCurious Aug 2012 #40
CBO: Ending High-Income Tax Cuts Would Save Almost $1 Trillio CabCurious Aug 2012 #41
SUBPOST ABOUT ROMNEY (to be updated) CabCurious Aug 2012 #42
And so? I have investments in probably every sizable U.S. company with marketable shares through progree Aug 2012 #43
Fair points, but not what the interest in his investments is about CabCurious Aug 2012 #44
Is it a crime against humanity to have shares in Fannie and Freddie? progree Aug 2012 #47
It's a matter of hypocrisy, that's all CabCurious Aug 2012 #49
And for the record, I consider the entire dialogue about fannie/freddie... CabCurious Aug 2012 #50
"And for the record, I consider the entire dialogue about fannie/freddie... to be a red herring." progree Aug 2012 #51
"I'm still wondering why its bad" CabCurious Aug 2012 #52
I was just wondering the significance of the fannie/freddie mention in #42. Thank you. progree Aug 2012 #54
I was just cutting stuff from old fact check pages lol CabCurious Aug 2012 #56
Pew Article On The Worst Decade In Modern History CabCurious Aug 2012 #46
Good discussion and graphs on household incomes CabCurious Aug 2012 #55
k&r nt steve2470 Aug 2012 #59
great heaven05 Aug 2012 #61
Great work CabCurious. great white snark Aug 2012 #62
Kicking, because this thread is awesome and should be bookmarked by everybody. (nt) apnu Sep 2012 #63
Kickety Kick! RedStateLiberal Sep 2012 #64
Graph of rising productivity and stagnant wages and household incomes. Plus growing inequality stats progree Sep 2012 #65
Inequality - a collection of graphics - Money Masters, Created by: ForensicAccounting.net progree Oct 2012 #74
Inequality - Viral Video Shows the Extent of U.S. Wealth Inequality progree Mar 2013 #78
bookmarking SpartanDem Sep 2012 #66
Excellent information lovemydog Sep 2012 #68
Some more graphics. The food price inflation one is interesting (ouch). Glad I gave up food progree Sep 2012 #69
Fantastic compilation theKed Sep 2012 #70
DAYUM! I don't know how I missed this one! FABULOUS!!! calimary Sep 2012 #71
EF 0. Economy facts - tons of numbers to refer to in message board wars. With official sources progree Oct 2012 #73
Dem presidents beat Repub ones: Disposable income, GDP, profits, stock market, national debt,... progree Oct 2012 #75
Wealth of members of Congress progree Nov 2012 #76
Job Creation - Another graph, through October 2012 progree Dec 2012 #77
More on Inequality progree Jun 2014 #79
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