Six-Chart Sunday (#32) – Just the Good News
6 Infographics from the week + 1 Video (Unite America's Nick Troiano)
Just the good news stories this holiday weekend. Happy Labor Day!
“Murder Is Likely Falling At The Fastest Pace Ever Recorded In 2024” (Jeff Asher).
“Cigarette smoking hit an 80-year low among U.S. Adults.” (Gallup)
U.S. Manufacturing Construction is Booming. “Spending on manufacturing construction in the US has tripled [since 2021]… and the benefits have been shared across the country.” (Bloomberg citing Census data)
Most Retirees Say They’re Financially Comfortable. “Three in four retired Americans say they have enough money to live comfortably,” much better than they had previously expected (Gallup).
Home Inflation’s Upside. “Despite high mortgage rates pushing down demand, historically-low inventory keeps pushing up home prices, and therefore values. That’s good news for homeowners (65.6% of Americans), but challenging for buyers.” (Redfin)
Back with the Pack! After a summer of rest & rehab, this Substack’s (much too) fearless mascot has recovered from her broken bones and is once again answering the call of the wild / call of the doodle road trip. (Actual photo of her with her posse).
VIDEO
Nick Troiano leads Unite America, a nonpartisan reform group with a solution to much that ails our political system. Along with Unite American Chairman Kent Thiry, we discussed Nick’s great book outlining the way forward.
Kamala Harris should print out a couple of these charts and stick them in Donnie Dementia's face at the debate, then tell him to stick them up his fat ass.
And while that may persuade a few undecided voters in the middle, it still won't move the needle with any of the paranoid members of the MAGA-cult who, thanks to Kellyanne Conway, believe their own set of "alternate facts" which are completely untethered to the truth.
When an estimated 18,000 law enforcement agencies aren't reporting crime data, it's no wonder that murder rates are "dropping." https://www.nssf.org/articles/america-has-a-crime-reporting-problem/