Or at least data everyone should use. For example, President Bush recently proposed a $2.9 trillion budget for FY08. Did you know that if you spent $1 of that budget each day, the Sun would run out of fuel and die an inglorious death before you ran out of money? True! What other interesting facts are in store for you? Read on and see.
What is the Inflation Rate, and How is it Measured? (accompanying spreadsheet: inflation.xls)
Population (accompanying spreadsheet: population.xls)
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (accompanying spreadsheet: GDP.xls)
Coming Soon (I hope) :
The National Debt
The Size of Government
Mortality Rates
And more interesting topics...
Comments on any of these essays? Suggestions for others? Please send them to chris@lithoguru.com. As always, intelligent insights are preferred.
Other Interesting Sites :
www.gapminder.org - An incredible presentation of data from the UN Development Program.
The World Clock - Based on statistical projections, a real-time count of what is happing in the world right now.
