charts

[kpete]

Please take a look at these charts:

The first graph represents the presidential contributions to the national debt. The data match those of the New York Times, but are pulled from Treasury Direct. The red and the blue should be self-explanatory! If you scroll over the bars, the data show. (It never ceases to amaze me how the Republican Party can claim to be the party of fiscal restraint).

1.http://public.tableausoftware.com/views/Debt/DebtOverTime?:embed=yes&:toolbar=yes&:tabs=no


The second graph concerns defense spending. The data are from SIPRI’s 2011 yearbook and focus on the top 10 military spenders. If you are having problems with your browser, you can see the graph here. It’s an interactive chart, so you can use the drop-down menu at the top left to switch between measures and hover over a bar to see all the defense spending data for a country:

2.http://public.tableausoftware.com/views/DefenseSpending_1/DefenseSpending?:embed=yes&:toolbar=yes&:tabs=no

http://balkin.blogspot.com/2011/08/deficits-and-defense-spending_08.html

[gateley]

1. Wow, kpete - these are incredible. We all "know" this shit,

but seeing it presented this way really helps it Sink. In.

Again, you've found some of the most incredible stuff! Thanks! :headbang: