Quoted: I have plotted the annual inflation (CPI-U) vs unemployment. The green line represents the time William Martin was the Fed Chairman (April 2, 1951 – February 1, 1970). The gray line represent the years 1948-2007. In traditional economic theory, the Phillips curve describes the inverse relationship between inflation and unemployment, i.e. when inflation

Quoted: I have plotted the annual inflation (CPI-U) vs unemployment. The green line represents the time Arthur Burns was the Fed Chairman (February 1, 1970 – January 31, 1978). The gray line represent the years 1948-2007. In traditional economic theory, the Phillips curve describes the inverse relationship between inflation and unemployment, i.e. when inflation

Quoted: I have plotted the annual inflation (CPI-U) vs unemployment. The green line represents the time William Miller was the Fed Chairmen (March 8, 1978 – August 6, 1979). The gray line represent the years 1948-2007. {Click on the image to take a closer look} The series of plots I have been posting, look at the relationship between inflation and unemployment.

Quoted: I have plotted the annual inflation (CPI-U) vs unemployment. The green line represents the time Paul Volcker was the Fed Chairmen (August 6, 1979 – August 11, 1987). The gray line represent the years 1948-2007. {Click on the image to take a closer look} Data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Technorati Tags: United States, Inflation, Unemployment

Quoted: I have plotted the annual inflation (CPI-U) vs unemployment. The green line represents the time Alan Greenspan was the Fed Chairmen (August 11, 1987 – January 31, 2006). The gray line represent the years 1948-2007. {Click on the image to take a closer look} Data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Technorati Tags: United States, Inflation, Unemployment

Quoted: From the Nation. The top graph shows the average income of the top o.o1% compared to the bottom 90%. The higher the peak the bigger the gap between the two groups. In 2006 you would need an income of over $10 million to make it into the top 0.01% while your income would have to be less than $100,000 to be in the bottom 90. The second graph shows the

Quoted: From the New York Times an interactive graphic which allows you to look up the CEO pay in 2007 and compare it to the change in their company's stock price (by Vu Nguyen, Kurl Russell, Tom Jackson). I took screen shots for 4 tech CEOs: Oracle, Microsoft, Google, and Apple. Size of the orange circle is the CEO's compensation. Keep in mind this does not

Quoted: The pay scale in the graph is in US$ millions therefore the top hedge fund manager, John Paulson, had an income in 2007 of $3.7 billion ($3,700,000,000). Data from Institutional Investor's Alpha Magazine via Telegraph.co.uk.Download FREE ePoster: Average Income in the United States

Quoted: I have plotted the annual inflation (CPI-U) for transportation sector (cars, trucks, airline fares, public transportation, gasoline, repairs, insurance etc...) and medical care sector (prescription drugs, medical supplies, doctor visits, dentists, hospital services, insurance etc...) from 1935 to 2007. {Click on the image to take a closer look}