Economic charts that may indicate what is wrong with the U.S. economy

Posted by breennoopia on Monday February 21, 2011 @08:16AM
from the theeconomiccollapseblog.com dept.

http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/what-is-wrong-with-the-u-s-economy-here-are-10-economic-charts-that-will-blow-your-mind

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Re:Economic charts that may indicate what is wrong with the ... by hamletdrc2 on Monday February 21, 2011 @08:23AM (#2245302)

There is only one chart that shows relative numbers, such as percentages. The rest just show absolute numbers. These would be much more interesting if they provided a year to year comparison. As they stand now, they just show the population has been increasing and not much else.

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Re:Economic charts that may indicate what is wrong with the ... by mooism2 on Monday February 21, 2011 @08:43AM (#2245346)

Some of the charts need correcting for inflation as well as population growth.

That's not to say the US government doesn't have a real problem --- the third chart (labelled "Chart 9") and the seventh seem to be presented correctly. But it doesn't help to present misleading graphics.

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