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April 2011

11 hours left until my Kickstarter project ends!

by Catherine Mulbrandon on April 30, 2011

in Other

For those of you who have already pledged at Kickstarter thanks to you I am just under $14,000 well beyond my original goal!! If you have been meaning to sign up and support my project you still have a few hours left. The project ends 3:00am EST (12pm PST) today.

You can pledge as little as $5 and get a reward…

Pledge now at Kickstarter

Thanks!
Catherine

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Taxable Income and Taxes Paid: 1950-2006

by Catherine Mulbrandon on April 29, 2011

in Comparing Tax Rates by Income, VE Infographics

Income and taxes paid as percent of GDPA large part of personal income is not considered “taxable” income by the IRS. In the graph personal income (as calculated by the Bureau of Economic Analysis) is around 80% of GDP. This includes all employee compensation + after tax business income + rent + interest + other income but no capital gains. However, the taxable income is around 30-40% of GDP (but it does add back capital gains as well as employee share of payroll taxes). While the taxes paid on income is only around 8% of GDP. Realized capital gains in the graph are from returns with positive net capital gains and you will notice that they peak in years 1966, 1986 as people sell off right before the capital gains tax rate increases and in 2000 when there was a bubble in the stock market.

Data from: Personal Income and Income Tax data; Capital Gains Tax Data; GDP from Measuring Worth

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Mapping the US Housing Bubble: 2000-2010

by Catherine Mulbrandon on April 27, 2011

in Bubbles, Maps

Unlike prices in the stock market (which are the same no matter where you you live) your experience of the housing bubble was determined by your location in the years  2000-2010. These maps (which I created with Matthew Mulbrandon) give a quick and easy glance at the change in housing prices focusing on the bubble in the United States. They show the Housing Price Index (not inflation adjusted) by state. As you have probably seen in the news, the housing bubble was largest in the West and the South East, in states such as California, Arizona, and Nevada and Florida. Those states had the largest increase from 2000-2006 (height of the bubble) and the largest decreases from 2006-2010. However, from 2000 to 2010 one can see all states (except Michigan) had more moderate price increases. You can learn more about the housing market at DesignandGeography.com

Data source: Federal Housing Finance Agency

 

Tagged as: Choropleth Map, Housing, un

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April 30th last day to order: Illustrated Guide to Income in the United States

by Catherine Mulbrandon on April 24, 2011

in Other

Just a little reminder: this is the last week to support my work by pledging at Kickstarter.
You can pledge as little as $5 and receive thank-you rewards such as:

  • An exclusive look at early drafts of my designs for Illustrated Guide to Income in the United States
  • PDF copy of Illustrated Guide to Income in the United States.
  • A print copy of the Illustrated Guide to Income in the United States.
  • A  t-shirt based on one of my infographics.
  • An “Income Tape Measure” designed, created and autographed by me illustrating the income distribution from the poorest to the richest in the U.S.

Pledge now at Kickstarter

Thanks!
Catherine

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