Data That Matters September 2020

For people born in the 40s, the chance of earning more than their parents was ~90%. For people born in Continue reading →

Shrinking American Dream

The American Dream isn’t dead, but far fewer are able to achieve one of its key accomplishments: a better life, Continue reading →

Data That Matters January 2020

About 10,000,000 acres of Australia have burned, partly enabled by >107F temperatures. In the US in the last forty years, Continue reading →

US Middle Class Falling Behind

The US economy is in an impressively long recovery. That’s somewhat natural considering the depth of the Great Recession. The Continue reading →

Popular Posts 2019

PretendingNotToPanic.com is a blog based on “news for people who are eager and anxious about the future“; with additional constraints Continue reading →

Americans Moving Less

“Go West, young man.” Only four words, but that old phrase needs many updates. We’ve gone west, filled it up, Continue reading →

Data That Matters October 2019

In 1960, the richest paid 56% in taxes. Now they pay 23%, less than the 24.2% the poorest pay. A Continue reading →

US Billionaires Pay Less Taxes

The headline of billionaires paying less taxes probably isn’t a surprise. There have been so many storied tax cuts for Continue reading →