Below is a snippet from an old November 2009 LAO report--but boy, does it have amazing data. Here is one particularly juicy excerpt:
In General, the Legislature Retains Power Over the Budget. Some observers of the California budget process have asserted that—due to voter–approved propositions, federal law, and court decisions—the state’s budget is unmanageable and basically impossible to balance. In reality, however, the Legislature remains in control of the vast majority of state spending. This is particularly true over the longer term when there is enough time to allow major decisions by the Legislature to be fully implemented. Even in the shorter term, the Legislature generally holds a considerable degree of freedom to adjust state spending. Such decisions are often more restricted by the lack of political consensus as opposed to any structural budgetary constraint.
More here. Voters must realize that almost everything they read from CNN, Fox, or any major media outlet contains some element of bias. In contrast, all states have finance departments that will provide you with the (mostly) unvarnished truth. In California, we have the LAO. For the feds, we have the CBO. Turn off your television, and go forth and read.
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Friday, March 4, 2011
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Interracial Marriage Stats
Interesting data on interracial marriage from the Pew Center:
http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1616/american-marriage-interracial-interethnic
Basically, according to the Pew Center report, 26% of Hispanic women, 9% of white and black women, and 40% of Asian women marry outside their race in America.
http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1616/american-marriage-interracial-interethnic
Basically, according to the Pew Center report, 26% of Hispanic women, 9% of white and black women, and 40% of Asian women marry outside their race in America.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
More Data
Data from Pew Center on American demographics:
http://pewsocialtrends.org/2008/12/17/u-s-migration-flows/
Check out California--people have been moving out. If anyone has info on jobs in San Marcos, TX or Nashville, TN, please email me.
Bonus I: Grading the States.
Bonus II: Data on Immigration (2010).
Bonus III: Data on Immigration (2007).
Bonus IV: Immigrants by State (2007). [CIS report]
http://pewsocialtrends.org/2008/12/17/u-s-migration-flows/
Check out California--people have been moving out. If anyone has info on jobs in San Marcos, TX or Nashville, TN, please email me.
Bonus I: Grading the States.
Bonus II: Data on Immigration (2010).
Bonus III: Data on Immigration (2007).
Bonus IV: Immigrants by State (2007). [CIS report]
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Interesting Rankings of States and Countries
I can't believe I didn't discover these links sooner:
http://www.forbes.com/2010/01/20/global-debt-bomb-business-wall-street-debt-10_land.html
http://www.forbes.com/lists/2010/44/debt-10_Global-Debt-Crisis_Rank.html
http://www.forbes.com/2009/11/11/taxes-employment-government-business-beltway-tax-burdens.html
Beautiful statistics. And congrats to Utah for its fiscal responsibility.
http://www.forbes.com/2010/01/20/global-debt-bomb-business-wall-street-debt-10_land.html
http://www.forbes.com/lists/2010/44/debt-10_Global-Debt-Crisis_Rank.html
http://www.forbes.com/2009/11/11/taxes-employment-government-business-beltway-tax-burdens.html
Beautiful statistics. And congrats to Utah for its fiscal responsibility.
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