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The Rich Really Do Pay A Lower Tax Rate Than Others
The charts above are from The New York Times. They show the total tax rate paid by all income groups in this country (total of federal, state, and local taxes). Read more
Posted on 08 October 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
After Other Excuses Fail Trump Throws Perry Under The Bus
The story of Trump's phone call to the Ukrainian president seems to have Trump running scared. I think he knows that he committed an impeachable offense, and... Read more
Posted on 07 October 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Offenses The Voters Think Deserves Impeachment/Removal
The chart above reflects the results of the latest Economic / YouGov Poll -- done between September 28th and October 1st of a national sample of 1,087 registere... Read more
Posted on 07 October 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Support For Trump's Impeachment Higher Than For Nixon/Clinton As Official...
The chart above and post below are from Axios.com. It's not good news for Donald Trump. Public support for President Trump's impeachment is higher than it was... Read more
Posted on 07 October 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Sanders & Warren Lead The Pack In 3rd Quarter Donations
The leading candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination have announced their third quarter fundraising. Bernie Sanders led all the others in the amoun... Read more
Posted on 06 October 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Another Poll Shows Trump Trailing By Double-Digits
Yesterday, I showed you a YouGov Poll that had a generic Democrat leading Donald Trump by 10 points among registered voters. Now we have a second poll showing... Read more
Posted on 06 October 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Economy Is Slumping And It's All Trump's Fault
(cartoon image is by Gary Varvel in The Indianapolis Star.) Donald Trump loves to brag about the economy. He's hoping that if the public believes the economy... Read more
Posted on 06 October 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Unemployment Rate Drops By 0.2% In September
The Labor Department has released its statistics for the month of September. Even though job creation was not great (only a tepid 136,000 jobs were created), th... Read more
Posted on 05 October 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Trails Democrat By Double-Digits In New Poll
This chart reflects the results of the newest Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between September 28th and October 1st of a national sample of 1,087 registered... Read more
Posted on 05 October 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Has The Right To Remain Silent, But Not The Ability
(This caricature of a bellicose Donald Trump is by DonkeyHotey.) A couple of days ago, Trump stood before reporters and asked China to investigate Joe Biden... Read more
Posted on 05 October 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public's Opinion Is Moving Toward Impeachment/Removal
The charts above reflect the results of the latest Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between September 28th and October 1st of a national sample of 1,087... Read more
Posted on 04 October 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
New YouGov Poll Shows Warren's Support Still Growing
The chart above reflects the results of the latest Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between September 28th and October 1st of a national sample of 602... Read more
Posted on 04 October 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Puts New Tax On U.S. Consumers To Punish Europe
Trump's tariffs have been playing hell with the stock market, and several other economic signs signal they are the reason for a weakening U.S. economy that coul... Read more
Posted on 04 October 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Four Historians Speak Out On Donald Trump
The photo above is of four historians who have written an article on Donald Trump that deserves to be read. They are Elizabeth A. Cobbs, Kyle Longley, Kenneth... Read more
Posted on 04 October 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public's View Of The Supreme Court Is Colored By Politics
The charts above are from the Gallup Poll. Their survey was done between September 3rd and 15th of a national sample of 1,525 adults, with a 3 point margin of... Read more
Posted on 03 October 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
This Poll Shows How The World Views Climate Change
These charts are from the YouGov Poll. They questioned 30,000 people in 28 countries on climate change. I found the results interesting, and thought you might... Read more
Posted on 03 October 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
A Monster Inhabits Our White House
(Cartoon image is by Clay Jones at claytoonz.com.) It's obvious to anyone who looks that Donald Trump is a liar, is incompetent, and doesn't care about the law... Read more
Posted on 03 October 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Opinion Is Shifting Toward Support For Impeachment
A week or two ago, the American public was against impeaching Trump and removing him from office -- even though he remains very unpopular. Read more
Posted on 02 October 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Latest Poll On Support For Democratic Candidates
The charts above are from the most recent Morning Consult Poll -- done between September 23rd and 29th of a national sample of 16,274 registered voters who say... Read more
Posted on 02 October 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Pathetic GOP Attempts To Cover For Trump Failing (Bigly)
(Cartoon image is by John Cole in the Scranton Times-Tribune.) We now have the White House's own transcript of Trump's call to the Ukrainian president and the... Read more
Posted on 02 October 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY