March 2009

Should the government own banks? [NYTimes]

by Catherine Mulbrandon on March 14, 2009

While not exactly economic data, I did like the visualization of 2 polls asking if the government should own banks. From the NY Times article Banks of America

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Health Care Spending 1965-2008 [Nytimes]

by Catherine Mulbrandon on March 11, 2009

From the NY Times article (the “Other” category includes Dept of Defense, Veterans Affairs and Children’s health care programs)
How High Could It Go?

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Housing Starts Jan 1968 – Jan 2009 [Calculated Risk]

by Catherine Mulbrandon on March 8, 2009

Housing starts over the last 40 years. Take a look at the rest at February Economic Summary in Graphs from Calculated Risk found via Marginal Revolution

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Unemployment magnifying glass

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The Crisis of Credit Visualized

by Catherine Mulbrandon on March 5, 2009

The Crisis of Credit Visualized is a video from Interaction & Media Designer Jonathan Jarvis found via Cool Infographics.

The Crisis of Credit Visualized from Jonathan Jarvis on Vimeo.

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