

Source: Department of Numbers
“Some economists, when thinking about long memory, are concerned that it undercuts the Efficient Market Hypothesis that prices fully reflect all relevant information; that the random walk is the best metaphor to describe such markets; and that you cannot beat such an unpredictable market. Well, the Efficient Market Hypothesis is no more than that, a hypothesis. Many a grand theory has died under the onslaught of real data.” Benoît B. Mandelbrot


Source: Department of Numbers
Income Tax revenue is taking a drop commensurate with the kind of slump which we are experiencing in domestic GDP.
But there is a bull market in government spending. This does not include much of the support being given to Wall Street banks and other 'off balance sheet' shenanigans.
Thanks to Escape From America Magazine for these charts.