Hehe.

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I’m posting this more because it’s an example of a well designed cartogram map, more than because of the content. (via)

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Interactive graph of federal crimes. I wish it had better dynamic filtering so you could look closer at some of the more interesting categories.

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Ok, I’m pretty bored with the debt graphics, but Barry Ritholtz today had a few that illustrate the problem quite well.

This one makes clear our deficit is as much a result of falling revenue as it is of rising spending:

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The same numbers in percent of GDP make sense when you take the recession shading into account:

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I highly recommend you read the article and discussion over there.

I keep hearing from Republicans that eliminating tax breaks and loopholes for corporations will cut jobs. The truth is that corporations are experiencing huge profits, and are not hiring. I did a quick and dirty chart over at Fred to illustrate this:

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if I had the time I’d look into sector breakdowns and who is currently enjoying these tax loopholes – maybe someone else wants to do it?

Here’s another way of looking at it:

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The profits are also not being passed on to employees: The long-term perspective below shows the degree to which the working man is currently getting the shaft:

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(These later two charts are via)

As excellent article over at the Guardian about the rise of data journalism and what it takes to do it right.

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Four perfect graphs from the NYT (as usual) putting the debt crisis into perspective.

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Thanks to Kanal Eliezer for sending in the link!

WTFnoway.com presents literal visualizations of how many Benjamins the US debt really amounts to.

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Another beauty from xkcd“Polar graph of what stuff happen on which days, based on number of google results… The relative frequency of <day> in <phrase> is shown by the distance from the center.”

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This interactive tool from the Washington post lets you see how much your credit score affects the interest you will pay on mortgage and auto loans.

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The percent of people unemployed greater than a year is scary. (related article)

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Why we have a debt problem:

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This graphic illustrates the average amount of time people work each day to pay their taxes, and where it goes. (via)

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Real-time mapping of ~13,000 satellite in Google Earth (updated every 30 seconds). Completely ridiculous.

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Nicolas Rapp is back creating graphics after his 2-year vacation. Lucky us, as Nicolas produces some quality stuff. Below is a graphic showing the demise of brick & mortar information delivery vs the internet.

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