Economy, Policy: Tax burden, by state
Oregon has the highest tax burden in most all categories.
Gen Z, Demographics: Can you live on one income?
About 70% of US households have zero or one wage earner.
Business, Economy: Retail square feet per capita
The U.S. has 2 to 6 times the retail square feet per capita as other major countries.
Government: Combined State+Federal tax burden by state
Oregon has the highest combined tax rate of all states.
Economy: Housing units per population
We do not have a housing shortage - we have fewer occupants per home.
Policy: Does the US government spend 6x more on those 65+ than on ages 0-17?
True, by leaving out all the local and state spending. In the real world, spending is almost equal.
Economy: Credit Card Debt (total) over time
Total credit card debt grows because (1) the population is increasing, (2) inflation, and (3) much encouragement for people to satisfy “wants” right now by short term borrowing, and (4)…
Lifestyle Creep: They make $500k/year and are struggling
They've chosen a lifestyle that costs $500k/year and are struggling.... hmmm