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Visualizing Thirty Years of the U.S. Trade Deficit in One Graph. It is Still...
President Trump talks about the U.S. trade deficit all the time. He recently proposed new tariffs on steel and aluminum as one way to help lower the trade deficit that has contributed to shrinking...
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This Graph Shows Where the Filthy Rich Live in the World
It is hard to visualize how much $500M is in real life. Imagine giving away $100,000 to charity every week for the next 50 years and there would still be hundreds of millions left over. People with...
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Visualizing How Vulnerable is Each State to a Trade War
Is the U.S. about to engage in a trade war? Markets are down as political rhetoric continues to escalate around everything from tariffs to trade deficits. With so much attention being paid to...
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How Profitable Are the World’s Top Crypto Exchanges?
According to estimates, calculated by Bloomberg, the top ten cryptocurrency exchanges are bringing in as much as $3 million per day in profit. Considering that cryptocurrency did not even exist until...
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How Much Income You Need to Afford the Average Home in Every State in 2018
The housing market has not only recovered its pre-recession levels, but some observers are actually starting to worry about yet another housing bubble. Housing prices are on the rise, thanks in large...
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Mapping the Most Iconic Job in Every State
The U.S. economy is massive. Regardless of the recent stock market ups and downs, GDP grew 2.9% in the fourth quarter of 2017. The U.S. generates over $18.5 trillion in annual economic activity, well...
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The Cheapest and Most Expensive U.S. Cities to Start a New Company
Founding a new company carries all sorts of risks, not the least of which is the cost associated with leasing an office and hiring employees. But where is the best city to start a new company, and what...
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These are the Hottest Jobs in U.S. in 2018: Lots of Openings and Dream Salaries
Technology stocks are taking a beating right now, especially the biggest companies in the market, but, despite the current news cycle, economists predict that the technology sector will continue to...
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See which Americans Have the Highest Tax Bills in the Country
They say only two things in life are absolutely certain: death and taxes. With Tax Day just around the corner, many Americans are gathering paperwork and getting ready to file their 2017 taxes. Federal...
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You Need to Get Paid This Much to be in the Top Half of Earners
What does it mean to be rich? An oft-cited study from a few years ago suggests that money does in fact buy happiness—to a point. Earning an annual income of $75,000 is directly correlated to personal...
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Mapping the Richest People of All Time from Every State
The U.S. is home to more billionaires than any other country in the world, but you might be surprised to learn that there are 7 states that haven’t produced a single billionaire. In fact, ranking the...
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The Gun Industry’s Economic Impact in One Map
Which region is more dependent on the gun industry for jobs, deeply conservative and rural Western states or the liberal and urban Northeast? You might be surprised to find out that the most...
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Mapping the Economic Destruction of Climate Change in Every State
Climate change is a hot-button issue. Liberal news outlets worry about the planet becoming uninhabitable for humans, but conservative stations highlight any debate whatsoever in the scientific...
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This Map will Show You the Best (and Worst) Cities to Make a Living
What is the most important measure for your family when it comes to financial security? Is it the poverty rate in your community? The overall unemployment rate? Or is it the total take-home pay coming...
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This Map Shows Every State's Biggest Export
Is the United States sparking a trade war with the rest of the world or not? We aren’t quite sure what President Trump is thinking, but his recent comments on trade did get us thinking about what...
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These States Have the Highest Auto Insurance Premium Increases After a Claim
Auto insurance companies portray themselves as friendly and forgiving in television commercials, but they are less friendly than you might think. After filing just one claim, car insurance premiums...
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Mapped: What Each State Needs the Most from International Trade
President Trump’s trade war rhetoric is causing a fair amount of economic uncertainty right now. Is he planning to implement tariffs on imported goods from other countries or not? And what about other...
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The Best Schools for Under $20k in One Map
Here’s a fact: more than 70% of college graduates carry student loan debt, and the average debt burden stands at $37,172. A surprising new study reveals that the problem affects millennials just as...
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Do You Make Enough to Afford a Two-Bedroom Home?
Affordable housing is already a hot button political issue. Housing advocates have long pointed out the lack of affordable options in big cities with booming tech sectors, like San Francisco, but where...
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Mapping the Hidden Burden of Local and State Sales Taxes
Tax policy experts usually think about sales tax in one of two ways. On the one hand, it is a regressive tax because it takes a greater percentage of income from poor and middle-class people than the...
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