Data That Matters January 2017

The maker of iPhones has already replaced 60,000 workers with robots and may replace up to 360,000 by 2020. A Continue reading →

Wealth Inequality Correction

Last year Oxfam announced that 62 people had as much wealth as half the world. They were wrong. The right Continue reading →

Seasteading A Wealthy Enclave

Seasteading is like homesteading, but instead of poor pioneers populating wild places, seasteading is for ultra-wealthy individuals who want an Continue reading →

Inequality Resilient

The trends in wealth and income inequality in the US continue despite improved unemployment and a rising GDP. Since 1980, Continue reading →

US Health Paradoxes

If the news about health in America sounds contradictory, that’s because the news is mixed and some of the effects Continue reading →

Younger Generations Poorer

The idea of every generation doing better than the previous generations has gone away, at least for a while. In Continue reading →

Data That Matters November 2016

Venezuela is experiencing 15-fold inflation. The US economy added 161,000 jobs in October and wages were up 2.8% from 2015. Continue reading →

Richest 1% Own 51%

The richest 1% now own 51% of the world’s wealth, up from ‘only’ owning 45% in 2009, according to Credit Continue reading →