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- n1eb, on 05/05/2008, -3/+51Afraid to show the tax cell NYT?
- casspa, on 05/05/2008, -2/+37Only .5% on alcohol, that's actually quite shocking
- Nidy1, on 05/05/2008, -0/+25Down 12%, not down from 12%. And it's probably due to cheaper computers.
- DeskFlyer, on 05/05/2008, -4/+26Not everyone lives in Milwaukee.
- Scrappy1850, on 05/05/2008, -2/+23where is the weed? or hookers?
- MellerTime, on 05/05/2008, -0/+19Wait... We specifically track spending on indoor plants?
It's up 3.6% over the last year... Take THAT, global warming! - MellerTime, on 05/05/2008, -7/+26And cable alone represents more than twice our spending on health insurance... Yeah, apparently we want health insurance as long as we're not the ones actually paying for it... Healthcare cost crisis my ass. Dumbasses.
/ pays for his own insurance - PwncakesFTW, on 05/05/2008, -2/+21This is my comment (COMMENT).
- notoneofus, on 05/05/2008, -0/+18.5% on alcohol outside the home plus .6% on beer, wine, and liquor at home. So, 1.1%.
- Aidenag, on 05/05/2008, -6/+22Finally a graph that explains why Americans are so fat and out of shape.. The largest segment in Recreation is Cable TV... Add in dvd,tv and stereo, and it equals a good 35+% of all of recreation... And 2.4% of spending is for Fast Food..... We really are a nation of Fast food munching, couch potato's....
- jnorris441, on 05/05/2008, -1/+1650% of my spending is recreation. I think I'm doing it wrong
- justjoehere, on 05/05/2008, -0/+14It's priceless
- anagoge, on 05/05/2008, -0/+12You know, whoever does the information design over at NYT, they always manage to do such a great job. They turn a boring old pie chart into something so much more interesting. I remember a few weeks ago when they had one about total box office sales from movies, which was also excellent. Design at its best.
- inigomntoya, on 05/05/2008, -0/+12I see that Internet is in communication/Education, so I doubt it is included. At my house, high-speed Internet is a priority (enough so that we don't have cable or satellite TV). I am always surprised to go into someone's house where they have every HD channel known to man and NetZero dial-up.
- david76, on 05/05/2008, -0/+12Yes. Eggs. Chickens are corn fed. Corn prices have increased dramatically thanks to tax incentives from the Feds to use corn for ethanol production. So, chickens now compete with cars for corn. Brilliant, right?
- inigomntoya, on 05/05/2008, -2/+13Then why don't you marry it?
- drlha, on 05/05/2008, -0/+11Or: Its showing how ridiculously overpriced cable is in the USA. I wonder if cable internet is included in that amount?
- fitqueenb, on 05/05/2008, -3/+13Pretty cool graph though, like how it shows you percentages and if it is on the rise or decline.
- veggiemoore, on 05/05/2008, -1/+11Couch potato's what? Don't leave us hanging!
- thcobbs, on 05/05/2008, -1/+11Yes... if only to put up with the likes of you.
- Djerrid, on 05/05/2008, -0/+10All the things that have increased by 20% or more:
Gasoline
Fuel Oil
Propane
Other motor fuel
Eggs? - d3athr1d3r, on 05/05/2008, -2/+11 Sad how gasoline is the third biggest portion...
- TheKyle27, on 05/05/2008, -3/+12Can I ask you a question? (QUESTION)
- banderwocky, on 05/05/2008, -1/+9Wait a second, I don't see nation building.
- Hillyard, on 05/05/2008, -0/+8Misc spending
- SSUK, on 05/05/2008, -0/+7You tried your handbag?
- rficwizard, on 05/05/2008, -0/+7jzuska didn't say 50% *income tax*, they said 50% tax. If you count all of the taxes (income, payroll, property, sales, excise, etc.), I would not be terribly surprised if many people pay 50% in taxes. Most economists will tell you that you have to count the portion of payroll taxes that your employer pays for you, since it is part of their cost of employing you. If they weren't paying that tax, they could afford to pay you that money.
- WhatsUpWithJack, on 05/05/2008, -1/+8Never gonna give you up (NEVER GONNA LET YOU DOWN)
- breckinshire, on 05/05/2008, -1/+7lol (ANNOYING INTERNET ABBREVIATION)
- Zippo, on 05/05/2008, -1/+7I hope you get an answer (ANSWER)
- NoStoppingUs, on 05/05/2008, -2/+8you type too much.
- lisaawesome, on 05/05/2008, -0/+6It was just hard to read because it's a massive block of text. That's probably why you got dugg down.
- drlha, on 05/05/2008, -1/+7Not sure why? America worships the car.
- ace429k, on 05/05/2008, -0/+6pie charts kick ass.
- jebudas, on 05/05/2008, -2/+8Hold up there MellerTime...
If a person can afford $70/month for cable, but cant afford $700/month for healthcare, that doesnt mean there is not a healthcare crisis. It's not as if they could turn off their TVs and magically afford healthcare! - SSUK, on 05/05/2008, -0/+5It'd be twice as big if you were anywhere outside America. Consider yourself lucky.
- mediaspree, on 05/05/2008, -4/+9Women.
- inactive, on 05/05/2008, -0/+5Where is the over 50% for taxation?
- Asdfglpwglion, on 05/05/2008, -0/+5Grandchild of the first post says those are in 'misc. spending'
- thcobbs, on 05/05/2008, -0/+5Its more telling that the housing takes up such a large percentage. If people would stick to the old fashioned no more than 30% of you income on house note, there would be no housing bubble.
- inactive, on 05/05/2008, -0/+4no one is going to read this.
- arch3r, on 05/05/2008, -0/+4I think you are reading the graph wrong. That -12% is the change from last year., not the actual percentage of last year. So 0.02% this year, down 12% from last year means that last year was a whopping 0.023%.
- 1shawn, on 05/05/2008, -1/+5or St. Louis.
- CYG101, on 05/05/2008, -0/+4I wish i could make a graph like that for my spending...
- d3athr1d3r, on 05/05/2008, -0/+4I think that falls under "misc. personal goods"
- 2ptyou, on 05/05/2008, -0/+4Not exactly, but close: mint.com
- driftwood07, on 05/05/2008, -0/+4or Rolla
- AirBallistic, on 05/05/2008, -0/+4or Boston.
- schnikies79, on 05/05/2008, -1/+5Or it's more likely that nothing terribly exciting has has happened in the computer world for the last few years so unless you game, there is no reason what-so-ever to buy a new computer. A three year old computer still works great. Hell, I'm typing this on a 2.5 year old core duo laptop. Why do I need to buy something new? The hardware market has more-or-less stagnated for the last few years.
That is what I'm hearing from nearly everyone. It has jack ***** to do with the economy. - BodomX, on 05/05/2008, -0/+4You buy cheese from a gas station?
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