Compounded Inequality

Wealth and income inequality are compounding to amplify geographic inequality. One consequence of the Great Recession (or the Second Great Continue reading →

Americans Saving Again

The Great Recession (The Second Great Depression) switched American attitudes from spending to saving. In the early years of the Continue reading →

US Suicide Rates Rise

“You can reach the National Suicide Prevention Hotline here or at 1-800-273-8255.“ Too many people are considering suicide. If the Continue reading →

North Carolina Sinking

The flooding of coastlines and coastal communities is more than sea level rise. Sea level rise is the largest systemic Continue reading →

US Income Tax Paradox

Figuring out income taxes makes many people think about wealth and income inequality. Many debates begin based on who is Continue reading →

Costs Up Wages Down

The good news is that more Americans have jobs. The bad news is that they aren’t feeling like they’re getting Continue reading →

Good March US Jobs Report

With 215,000 new jobs, unemployment at 5%, job participation up to 63% (and note that unemployment + job participation don’t Continue reading →

Data That Matters March 2016

The net worth of the twenty richest dropped from $899B to $827B because of the drop in oil and commodity Continue reading →