Blog+Reflections

9/24/09 9/24/09 10/3/09 10/9/09
 * //Visualizing Economics:// __Health Care Spending 1965-2008__**
 * It comes as no surprise to me that people are buying more Health Care from private insurers.
 * Reasons being that Medicare and Medicaid only benefit a certain percentage of americans.
 * Just seeing how much money is spent on Health Care amazes me.
 * I figure that if since 1965 that Health Care spending has nearly quadrupled, that by 2060 it will have grown to eight times the size as it once was in 1965.
 * I was surprised how low the spending was out of pocket. I would had figured spending in that area to had increase more than it actually did. possibly by 50% since 1965.
 * //Visualizing Economics:// __Unemployment: Great Depression vs. "Great Recession"__**
 * I think that people are making a big deal of how todays economic slump is just like the Great Depression when obviously it is not even close to the major number of unemployment in 1933.
 * I feel that people should be concerned but know that the only way the economy will surly improve is is people spend more money.
 * If the United States felt a need to create Acts to be added to the Constitution, then there must had been major problems. Obama has not created any such major acts or amendments to the Constitution because they truly aren't needed.
 * The recession will wnd and the economy will begin to rise again once people come to a comfortable stature and begin to spend more money, start investing and stop being so conservative.
 * Why don't people understand what needs to be done and if they do why don't they do it?
 * //Visualizing Economics: __Velocity of Money 1900-2008__//**
 * Is inflation Unavoidable?
 * Inflation rises and falls but is it the right thing to do?
 * I feel that it isn't. Everything should eventually even out.
 * Like siblings. You may have a decline in the relationship between eachother but it eventually evens out and you act like nothing ever happened.
 * The economy if always rising and falling. Its normal and is meant to be.
 * Inflation should be avoid at all costs.
 * Maybe the Federal Reserve Board should not produce more money and see what happens over the long run. Just an idea.
 * //Visual Economics:// //__How Countries Spend Their Money__//**


 * I was not surprised to see that the United States was the top country on spending money on health care.
 * If the countries in Asia aren't spending the money on health care then what is it spent on? Military?
 * If the highest percentage in Africa is in South Africa at 9.1%, does it mean that the majority of Africa is poor of do they get it free?
 * I feel that the United States has the highest percentage spent because people in the U.S. feel that they need to spend thebest to get the best, which is not always true.
 * I realize a similarity in high percentages is based on the popularity

10/16/09
 * //Visual Economics: __U.s. Trade Partners Around the Globe__//**

10/25/09 11/3/09
 * I would had thought China would be where most of our money has been spent. Surprisingly was wrong and that its actually Canada.
 * What exactly are they saying by the "Surplus"?
 * There looks to be an incredible difference between the amount of money that me spend and what we bring in from foreign countries.
 * I feel the chart could be much more useful if it gave details as of what are we buying or selling from each and every country listed.
 * I would try to keep my trading partners closest to where i live. Example: I would rather trade with Canada and Mexico before I bought something from China.
 * What will this graph look like in 2030?
 * //Visual Economics: __Employment Change By Industry__//**
 * It comes as no surprise to me that manufacturing has the highest increase
 * I would think that Finance and Insurance would be higher that it actually is said to be.
 * The biggest increase between 2008 and 2009 look to be construction with a 10.6% increase then second highest was publishing with 10%. I would had thought manufacturing to be the biggest jump.
 * It seems to go hand in hand that the higher the unemployment shift the bigger increase in wage percent change. All comes along as common sense.
 * Overall I feel that this is a great and useful chart. It gives valuable information that you can use to compare and contrast different occupations.
 * //Many Eyes: __Kegs of Beer Consumed Per Capita in 2008__//**

12/12/09 It amazes me how much inflation can become in a country. Zimbabwe with 12,563% inflation itsane and at first it thought it was a typo. The united states seemed to be lower that i would had thought it to be. I would be interested to see the same countries and to see where the U.S. is at that point in time. This graph is very easy for me to read and to understand. The peorson he made it could not back it and more straight forward. 12/20/09** Visual Economics: __How Wealthy Countries Tax Their Citizens__ 3/19/10 Visualizing Economics:**//__GPD per Capita vs. Gini Index__//**
 * This was interesting to me as soon as i read the title.
 * I was surprised in which states were the highest. (New Hampshire, Montana, and Nevada)
 * I would had assumed New York, California and Georgia to have a higher percentage.
 * This simply shows which states like to drink by mass amounts.
 * I would like to see how the states had compared in the past such as the 90s, 80s, 70s, 60s and 50s. Would be interesting to see.
 * Im glad i found another website to find more graphs for blog use.
 * //Visual Economics: __Inflation by Country__//
 * I find this a very interesting group of charting. It helps a citizen of one country get an idea of where they stand in the world.
 * As being a civilian of the Untided States I have realized we are not as high as we may think we are.
 * I had never realized how many different parts of the tax structure there was until now.
 * I think the U.S. stands at a good spot on the tax graph and tell myself I'm glad im not in Norway.
 * From the graph i think we can compare closly with Itialy and I feel our tax rates should be somewhere around Germany. About a fourth of where we are now.
 * The United States seems to be well know for sharing its wealth among other countries in need.
 * After viewing this chart it is very clear that no other country in the world shares as much as us.
 * It may not be totally fair to say this because not all countries have the wealth that we have today. Regardless of that matter the U.S. is still the top giver.
 * Recent examples can relate to the Eathquake in Hati and how the U.S. lent a large sum of money to help with the efforts.
 * Also the tsunami in Inda collected a lot of aid from the U.S.
 * Such actions can go back to the World Wars and even earlier. This can give the U.S. a good reputation to help out countries in need. Hopefully if the U.S. ever needs funds majorly in the future it will be given to us.