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400 Richest Americans Got Richer This Year, As Most Americans' Net Worth Tanked: Forbes - 3 views

www.huffingtonpost.com/...ichest-americans_n_736182.html income distribution
shared by Jason Welker on 24 Sep 10 - No Cached
  • The richest Americans got even richer this year, according to the new Forbes 400 list, even as the country's total net worth tanked during the second quarter. The top 400, all of whom are worth at least $1 billion, saw their combined wealth increase 8 percent this year, to the dizzying total of $1.37 trillion, according to analysis from CNN.
  • This means the 400 richest people in America account for about 2.6 percent of the nation's private wealth
  • Jason Welker on 24 Sep 10
     
    What's happening to income distribution in America during the recession? 
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Nouriel Roubini - What America needs is a payroll tax cut - 2 views

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shared by Jason Welker on 17 Sep 10 - No Cached
  • The administration knows that it needs to fashion a revenue-neutral fiscal stimulus that increases labor demand and consumption. Its proposal to make permanent a research and development tax credit that dates to the 1980s, and then to enact a temporary investment tax credit allowing firms to write down capital investments at 100 percent of cost, are welcome -- but too modest a cure for what ails the economy. A much better option is for the administration to reduce the payroll tax for two years. The reduced labor costs would lead employers to hire more; for employees, the increased take-home pay would boost much-needed economic consumption and advance the still-crucial process of deleveraging households (paying down credit card debt and other legacies of the easy-credit years).
  • Jason Welker on 17 Sep 10
     
    Roubini says cut payroll tax to relieve households and encourage hiring.
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Because Every Country Is The Best At Something - 17 views

www.informationisbeautiful.net/...untry-is-the-best-at-something visualization specialization economics economy ConsumerEd
shared by Bret Willhoit on 22 May 10 - Cached
  • Bret Willhoit on 22 May 10
     
    Useful chart to demonstrate Specialization and how every country is good at something.  
  • Tim Schilling on 23 May 10
     
    It is very interesting. I posted on my blog at http://valuingeconomics.blogspot.com on Thursday. As I said there, I'm not sure some of those "specializations" are something a country would necessarily be proud of - or something they could "trade." But it is a good example of how every country is "good" at something.
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David Ranson: The Revenue Limits of Tax and Spend - WSJ.com - 0 views

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shared by Aaron Palm on 19 May 10 - Cached
  • President Obama's fiscal 2011 budget, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates a deficit that starts at 10.3% of GDP in 2010. It is projected to narrow as the economy recovers but will still be 5.6% in 2020. As a result the net national debt (debt held by the public) will more than double to 90% by 2020 from 40% in 2008.
  • They do not include deficit spending resulting from the new health-insurance legislation. The revenue numbers rely on increased tax rates beginning next year resulting from the scheduled expiration of the Bush tax cuts. And, as usual, they ignore the unfunded liabilities of social insurance programs,
  • "Hauser's Law," as I call this formula, reveals a kind of capacity ceiling for federal tax receipts at about 19% of GDP.
  • Aaron Palm on 19 May 10
     
    We can never collect more than 20% tax rate
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Wolfram Alpha - 1 views

www.wolframalpha.com
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  • Michelle Ruffle on 13 May 10
     
    I am not sure if this has been mentioned before, but Wolfram Alpha is a great website for finding economic and other data. Wonderful charts and diagrams that aggregate information, compare and contrast, etc. It is really worth a look.
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Draw Anywhere - easy online diagramming, flow chart - 5 views

www.drawanywhere.com flowchart web2.0 diagram tools collaboration brainstorming diagramming diagrams
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  • Aaron Palm on 10 Apr 10
     
    draw anywhere online diagrams
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Cutthroat Capitalism: The Game - 8 views

www.wired.com/...cutthroatCapitalismTheGame capitalism pirates cutthroat
shared by Jason Welker on 08 Apr 10 - Cached
  • ou are a pirate commander staked with $50,000 from local tribal leaders and other investors. Your job is to guide your pirate crew through raids in and around the Gulf of Aden, attack and capture a ship, and successfully negotiate a ransom.
  • Jason Welker on 08 Apr 10
     
    You are a pirate commander staked with $50,000 from local tribal leaders and other investors. Your job is to guide your pirate crew through raids in and around the Gulf of Aden, attack and capture a ship, and successfully negotiate a ransom. Read More http://www.wired.com/special_multimedia/2009/cutthroatCapitalismTheGame#close=1#ixzz0kUiJh4q1
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Businesses scared off by California go global - Sacramento Business, Housing Market New... - 0 views

www.sacbee.com/...-scared-off-by-california.html scared off businesses regulation CA environmental unemployment
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  • Aaron Palm on 04 Apr 10
     
    Entrepreuneur moving business out of CA to China over gov regulation
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BREAKING: Comprehensive List of Net Tax Hikes in Health Reconciliation Bill - 0 views

www.atr.org/ensive-list-ofbr-net-tax-a4688 reconciliation hikes taxes health care 2010
shared by Aaron Palm on 31 Mar 10 - Cached
  • Aaron Palm on 31 Mar 10
     
    All of the tax hikes as a result of the health care reform of 2010
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Google - public data - 8 views

www.google.com/home data Google visualization web2.0 tools statistics gapminder
shared by Bret Willhoit on 12 Mar 10 - Cached
  • Bret Willhoit on 12 Mar 10
     
    Uses econ data (among others) to show how different regions of the world have changed over time. Uses Gapminder technology to set graphs and charts in motion.
  • Tim Woods on 15 Mar 10
     
    This is great. I'm glad Google is putting some effort into developing the Gapminder software. The OECD Quality of Life indicators look like a great way to dive in Macroeconomic indicators.

Google - public data - 0 views

started by Tim Schilling on 13 Mar 10 no follow-up yet

Some Interesting Resources - 4 views

started by Tim Schilling on 01 Mar 10 no follow-up yet
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Obama's 2011 Budget Proposal: How It's Spent - Interactive Graphic - NYTimes.com - 9 views

www.nytimes.com/...budget.html budget obama
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  • Bret Willhoit on 02 Feb 10
     
    Interactive graphic that can be used to have students try to trim the budget just like they are discussing in real-life. Also interesting to see what areas are being cut and what areas are being added to.
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Tim Woods' IB Economics Site - 7 views

timwoods.org/...index.php IB Economics
shared by Tim Woods on 19 Jan 10 - Cached
  • Tim Woods on 19 Jan 10
     
    This is my own site that I've made for my students. It contains links to good resources (videos, flash lessons, etc.) that they can use to supplement their in-class learning and the homework I give them. The resources are all student-friendly and grouped according to the IB units.
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PBS Teachers | Access, Analyze, Act: From Economic Theory to Financial Reality - 9 views

www.pbs.org/...access-analyze-act-economy economics pbs economy lessonplans resources
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  • Bret Willhoit on 23 Dec 09
     
    Great group of lesson plans, resources, and even widgets for a blog/wiki.
  • gene hayward on 23 Dec 09
     
    FYI---Link appears to be broken...:(
  • Bret Willhoit on 23 Dec 09
     
    This is the working link - http://www.pbs.org/teachers/access-analyze-act-economy/ I don't know what happened the first time around. Thanks for letting me know Gene
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Interactive Unemployment Graph.... - 10 views

online.wsj.com/...JOBSMAP09.html
shared by gene hayward on 22 Dec 09 - Cached
  • gene hayward on 22 Dec 09
     
    Shows in real time the change in unemployment across the country since the start of the recession. Also a neat addition---you can select up to 5 states and compare the changes in unemployment on a line graph next to the interactive graph...
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Graphic on change in Market Capitalization of major companies in last 10 years.. - 2 views

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shared by gene hayward on 22 Dec 09 - Cached
  • gene hayward on 22 Dec 09
     
    Graphic on change in Market Capitalization of major companies in last 10 years AND where those companies are located...nice illustration of "Creative Destruction"...
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