State of the Union

[Blink]

Originally Posted by Lune [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

And it may be worth noting for the purposes of ad hominem, my family has money. Everything was handed to me and I never had to work a day in my life for it, but I did anyway. I was given more capital than you'll likely earn in your lifetime.

Another p99 young millionaire! Thank you for making my point.

[Orruar]

Originally Posted by Lune [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

From here:

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And here:

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... (probably something meaningless said down here)

I love when people use graphs use two different scales for a single axis. Makes it easier to figure out which posts I don't need to read further on.

[doeda]

there is no way in hell I'm paying more than 1$ for my Mcdouble, my 5cents...

[Lune]

Originally Posted by Orruar [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I love when people use graphs use two different scales for a single axis. Makes it easier to figure out which posts I don't need to read further on.

That's a valid complaint about the graphs--the first one is particularly misleading-- but it doesn't warrant ignoring the truth of the situation. It's oriented that way because employee compensation is naturally a much larger % of GDP... the profit axis nearly doubled itself, which wouldn't have otherwise been adequately portrayed.

Basically what you can take away is that compensation/GDP dropped roughly 10%, while corporate profits/GDP increased roughly 5%. This is a well known trend and you don't need to rely on a shitty graph to recognize it.

But none of it really matters anyway because you're a libertarian and won't be happy until the State of the Union is sponsored by Coca Cola

[Orruar]

Originally Posted by Lune [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

That's a valid complaint about the graphs--the first one is particularly misleading-- but it doesn't warrant ignoring the truth of the situation. It's oriented that way because employee compensation is naturally a much larger % of GDP... the profit axis nearly doubled itself, which wouldn't have otherwise been adequately portrayed.

Basically what you can take away is that compensation/GDP dropped roughly 10%, while corporate profits/GDP increased roughly 5%. This is a well known trend and you don't need to rely on a shitty graph to recognize it.

But none of it really matters anyway because you're a libertarian and won't be happy until the State of the Union is sponsored by Coca Cola

Yes, because as everyone knows, there's nothing a libertarian loves more than when government and corporations are in bed together. Oh wait. No. That's the domain of the two major parties. So are you part of team corporate fascism or team corporate socialism?

[Aaron]

Did Obama really trot out that old bullshit statistic about women making 70% of what men make for the same job?

Doesn't he have fact-checkers?

That was the only part I saw before watching True Detective on HBO. Couldn't stomach any more than that.

[Orruar]

And to address the point that those two graphs are attempting (poorly) to make:
Corporate profits go back to the shareholders of those corporations. Ask yourself these questions: What happens when the stock holdings of the average American increases? Is this a good thing or a bad thing? What factors might increase our holdings of stocks? What actions are being taken by our government that contribute to these factors?

I'm sure you can't answer any of these questions right now, as you weren't smart enough to even consider them. But just think about them for a few days. Or post a quick emotional response that shows little ability for analytic thought.

[hatelore]

I heard the dumbass even said he cut the deficit in half lol. So it was 10 when he came in, now its 17, so after last night that means we only owe 7.5 trillion. This guy can lie as good as any con artist. lol

[Orruar]

Originally Posted by Aaron [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Did Obama really trot out that old bullshit statistic about women making 70% of what men make for the same job?

Doesn't he have fact-checkers?

That was the only part I saw before watching True Detective on HBO. Couldn't stomach any more than that.

Wait a second... Obama's very first law passed when he became president back in 2009 was supposed to put an end to the wage gap. What happened?

[hatelore]

I meant 8.5 hah. I'm a troll, we don't count that good.