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Whip Inflation Now
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) keeps track of the average retail price for a number of common items as a U.S. city average. Let’s take a look at a few. We used the price for the month President Obmam was inaugurated, January 2009, and the last month of data available, December 2011. The items are sorted in descending order by the percentage increase of the price during the Obama administration. Obama Obama Item Unit Jan 2009 Dec 2011 I/D Perc Gasoline, unl reg gal $1.787 $3.278 $1.491 83.44% Fuel … Read entire article »
Filed under: American Economy, Analysis, Original writing, Reporting
The Discouraging Unemployment Picture
The Bureau of Labor Statistics has a great deal to say about the November 2011 unemployment numbers and the October numbers from the metro areas. The unemployment rate fell to 8.6 percent from 9 percent in November. In October, the unemployment rates fell in 281 of the 372 metro areas the BLS watches. The pictures tell a far more discouraging tale. These graphs are from the BLS site, using their data. None of the graphs present … Read entire article »
Filed under: American Economy, Original writing, Reporting, Unemployment
The Keystone XL Pipeline
In September 2008, TransCanada began the process of obtaining all the various clearances and permits to build an oil pipeline from northeastern Alberta Canada to the oil refinery region of eastern Texas in the area of Houston or Port Arthur. The Province of Alberta claims that the oil sands contain the third largest proven crude oil reserve in the world. The Athabasca deposit in Alberta is the largest developed oil sand production site on the … Read entire article »
Filed under: American Economy, Original writing, Reporting, Tech
Poverty in America – 2010 – Health Insurance
Is a lack of health insurance in America a problem? According to Washington, it is. The Census Bureau has released the 2010 report on poverty in America. Table 8 on page 26 covers some of the data on those without health insurance. Here’s what caught my eye. The Census Bureau estimates that 16.3 percent of those living in the United States have no health insurance. 45% of all non-citizens have no health coverage. Of the 49.9 million … Read entire article »
Filed under: American Economy, Original writing, Poverty, Reporting
Illegal Immigration and Poverty in America 2010
The Census Bureau has released the 2010 report on poverty in America. It is difficult to discover anything but estimates on the number of non-citizens living in the United States. Some of these are legal residents. Others have overstayed visas or just crossed the border without documentation. In its annual report, the Census Bureau attempts to estimate this data and the number of non-citizens living in poverty. These are estimates and could be off by hundreds of … Read entire article »
Filed under: American Economy, Immigration, Original writing, Poverty, Reporting
Hispanic Poverty in America 2010
The Census Bureau has released the 2010 report on poverty in America. Follow this site for in depth reports, and lots of charts, on this topic during the next week. Being Hispanic is not a race thing. It’s an identity thing. Hispanics can be members of any race or any combination of races. The actions of a few Hispanics are unfairly used to tar them all. Of 305.7 million Americans used as the baseline in the poverty … Read entire article »
Filed under: American Economy, Original writing, Poverty, Reporting
Black Poverty in America – 2010
The Census Bureau has released the 2010 report on poverty in America. Follow this site for in depth reports, and lots of charts, on this topic during the next week. For the 2002 report, the category the Census Bureau called “Black” was changed to read “Black alone” and a new category was added called “Black alone or in combination”. For this piece, the data was drawn from the first two categories. Black poverty in America is tied … Read entire article »
Filed under: American Economy, Original writing, Poverty, Reporting
Poverty in America 2010 – the Big Picture
The Census Bureau has released the 2010 report on poverty in America. Follow this site for in depth reports, and lots of charts, on this topic during the next week. The press is making much of the actual numbers of Americans in poverty. Remember, however, that with a growing population, the numbers will increase even if the rate stays the same. Every person living in poverty matters, but it is the increase or decrease in the … Read entire article »
Filed under: American Economy, Original writing, Poverty, Reporting
Poverty in America – the Quick Take
The Census Bureau has released the 2010 report on poverty in America. Follow this site for in depth reports, and lots of charts, on this topic during the next week. Quick takes on the Census report. Income equality between women and men is unchanged from 2009, at 77%. Record was set under George Bush in 2008, 77.1%. Median income for single mom households fell 3.3%. Median income for blacks fell 3.2%. Median income in a home with … Read entire article »
Filed under: American Economy, Original writing, Poverty, Reporting
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