"The problem with movies and books is they make evil look glamorous, exciting, when it's no such thing. It's boring and it's depressing and it's stupid. Criminals are all after cheap thrills and easy money, and when they get them, all they want is more of the same, over and over. They're shallow, empty, boring people who couldn't give you five minutes of interesting conversation. Maybe some can be monkey-clever, some of the time, but they aren't hardly ever smart."
Dean Koontz
29 December 2011
Five Charts Useful for Framing the Economic Debate in 2012
These charts are from a collection of favorite charts put together by Jared Bernstein from material put out by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.