Data That Matters March 2024

Support for authoritarians is near-majority (47%) for lower income but is much lower (27%) for higher income. Income inequality tied Continue reading →

UnAffordable Transportation

Finding affordable transportation is becoming an issue, possibly with similar roots to finding affordable housing – emphasis on ‘affordable’. “According Continue reading →

Popular Posts 2022

Another year, another mix of topics – and yet, some things spiral around, never exactly the same, but familiar anway. Continue reading →

Data That Matters November 2022

The top 10% incomes in the US make 45.5% of the nation’s income. The richest 10% of households own 70.7% Continue reading →

Income And Wealth Inequality – 2022

No surprise, there is income and wealth inequality. Also no surprise, little is changing it. Wages in the US are Continue reading →

US Upward Immobility

Conventional wisdom, at least in the US: Work hard and get ahead in life. The data says: If you start Continue reading →

More Money Means Smarter Kids

A recent study demonstrated that common-sense notion that being richer makes it easier to be smarter, or at least perceived Continue reading →

Data That Matters March 2022

In the US, wages are up 4.5%, Inflation is up 7.9%; so, real wages are down 2.6%. Parts of Antarctica Continue reading →