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Posts by Hoosier Econ

Located out of Central Indiana. Blogger of economics, politics and societal trends.

What NFL Players Get Paid During Training Camp

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NFL training camps are in full swing. But that doesn’t necessarily mean players are making hundreds of thousands of dollars.

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U.S. Postal Prices in the 1860’s

Visited a historical settlement site today and found this economic posting for the post office.
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Pie Chart: How Taxpayers Fund U.S. Government

An article posted in November 2014 at TaxFoundation.org, gives a detailed analysis
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United States Top Imported Beer for 2015

Statista, which is a paid site for economic data, showed a graph of top leading imported beers. You can get the full list here. But I’m just posting the “Top Five”. All numbers are in “Millions of U.S. Dollars”.
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Stats Show Violent Criminals Going Unpunished

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Two articles caught my eye recently and provided some interesting content pertaining to law enforcement dealing with violent crime
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Explosion of College Text Book Prices

Economist Mark J. Perry has a new chart out showing overall inflation, especially in college textbooks.

Chart: Why Cable Television is About To Change….Dramatically

Via Wall Street Journal (full article here) –

TV viewership is dropping across all age demographics, of course, as cord-cutting and cord-shaving pick up, and online video grows in popularity.

And younger people have always watched less TV than older groups — that’s why advertisers generally pay a premium to reach them.

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