Cumulative bank failures in 2008, 2009, and 2010.
— Barry Ritholtz in Bank Cash Assets, Failure, Trends | The Big Picture
When will New Jersey’s public pension fund go bankrupt?
(via Pension Pulse: No Garden-Variety Public Pension Crisis?)
This is starting to look like a proper Chart o’ Doom again. Including the census, we’re turning down again. Excluding the census, our recovery wasn’t too hot even with trillions of dollars spent on the problem.
(via CalculatedRisk)
15 things you never knew about Evel Knievel
Sorry, this is too sweet not to share (I loved Evel Knievel as a child. Turns out he wasn’t a very good role model), even if it means being a whore to SEO. Plus, you’ve got to admit, providing cool infographics in exchange for links is one of the better SEO strategies out there.
(via Motorcycle Insurance)
“We’ve dubbed this chart the “Scariest Job Chart Ever,” as it shows how the decline in employment is WAY uglier than in past recessions.
Calculated Risk has updated it with the latest numbers from this morning, and now it looks even scarier.
Why?
Check out the two red lines at the bottom. The solid one includes Census hiring, while the dotted line doesn’t include it.
What’s clear is that while we still have a rebound including Census hiring, we’re already flattening out on the dotted line. This is a shape not seen on the other lines. suggesting that the fall is extremely deep, and the recovery is shallow.”
CHART OF THE DAY: The Scariest Job Chart Ever Just Got Even Scarier
The Cost of Retirement (via The Big Picture)
Save more.
The truth about alcoholism (via Medical Insurance)
We’ll drink to our own doom!
Chart o’ Doom: Delicious Obesity Edition
FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: Double Down by the Numbers: Unhealthiest Sandwich Ever?
via jeffmiller
