via visualcapitalist: View the full-size version of this infographic View the high resolution version of today’s infographic by clicking here There are only two cities that have had the distinction of being named the most populous city in the United States. The first city …
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Starting Monday, sales tax in 51 California cities – including four in the Sacramento area – is increasing. Sacramento, West Sacramento, Roseville and Lodi will see new rates. Taxes in Roseville, Lodi and Sacramento are each going …
‘We’ve never seen anything like this’: As Trump threatens to close border, migrants overwhelm Texas cities Border Patrol agents expect to see more than 100,000 apprehensions and encounters with migrants in March, the highest monthly total in over a decade. …
by Bix Weir from Road to Roota The Liberal Left is learning first hand how disastrous their policies are as once beloved cities have been DESTROYED by political ideologies.
via Dagny Taggart Sanctuary cities aren’t just for immigrants anymore. A growing number of states, counties, cities, and towns are declaring themselves “Second Amendment Sanctuaries” and are refusing to enforce gun-control laws that infringe on the Constitutional right to keep and …
via scmp: Satellite imagery monitored the intensity of night lights in more than 3,300 cities and towns between 2013 and 2016 In 28 per cent of cases, the intensity of lights had dimmed, but urban planners are still assuming China’s urbanisation …
The great debate of whether you should buy or rent a home will always persist. Some advocate renting due to certain factors. Other swear that buying a home is the only logical option. In 2019, these are the cities where …
Recycling, for decades an almost reflexive effort by American households and businesses to reduce waste and help the environment, is collapsing in many parts of the country. Philadelphia is now burning about half of its 1.5 million residents’ recycling material …
by visualcapitalist As of 2018, there is a grand total of 198,342 ultra high net worth individuals (UHNWIs) globally with assets over US$30 million, according to the most recent edition of Knight Frank’s Wealth Report. Although these millionaires and billionaires can be …
via bloombergquint: The only place in San Francisco still pricing real estate like it’s the 1980s is the city assessor’s office. Its property tax system dates back to the dawn of the floppy disk. City employees appraising the market work with …
by dwpeterson Article link: https://towardsdatascience.com/level-of-education-and-the-poverty-line-an-analysis-of-the-largest-us-cities-interactive-309e6c3e9f46 Dashboard Link: https://data.world/dwpeterson/poverty-in-the-united-states Tool Used: Tableau Public Data Source Used : https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?src=bkmk
via americanexperiment: Seeing this problem, many people then demand that the government ‘do something’ about it. Typically, that ‘something’ involves spending more money or issuing a new raft of regulations. Thus, the $40 million Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has earmarked in his 2019 budget for affordable housing and the $71 …
by Michael Snyder Almost everyone that goes out to visit one of our major cities on the west coast has a similar reaction. Those that must live among the escalating decay are often numb to it, but most of those …
While Congress use Billions of Tax Payers Dollars to fund Sanctuary Cities which aids and abets Illegal Aliens, Americans live on the streets in Tent Cities with no electricity or running water. California, Detroit, Chicago, Baltimore and many many more …
by Dr. Eowyn Economic freedom is correlated with, and leads to, economic prosperity. The more economically free, the greater the prosperity. The most recent research is consistent with past studies: Greater economic freedom is correlated with higher local government credit ratings, …
by Mac Slavo of SHTFplan The debt crisis in the United States of America has reached apocalyptic proportions. A new and horrifying report out details the reason why 63 of America’s largest cities are completely broke: debt and overspending. According to a recent analysis …
By Harry Dent Look at this insanity… I would never have thought this many major cities would have 11%-plus mortgages underwater… especially not at the top of a second real estate bubble. How bad will it be when we move into the …
Money has always been concentrated. Whether it’s geographic concentration or in terms of the societal aspect. Today we see a wealth gap which hasn’t been observed or a very long time. The middle class is disappearing and the majority of …
Super expensive Hong Kong tops the global list for super-rich home buyers The world’s super-rich collectively spent $6.6 billion in a recent 12-month period on homes worth $25 million or more, according to new research by Knight Frank, the global real estate …
via Fdsn: This is a list of cities which is projected to have the fastest GDP growth in the world over the next 16 years. All top ten cities in this list are located in India. And, in the top 20 …
via eyeball1234: Here’s the output for Sofia, using the same assumptions from the chart. Interested to hear your thoughts. https://imgur.com/a/BDW9nbd
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via eyeball1234: I tried to incorporate as much feedback as I could from my last post. This viz shows the home price for 200 cities around the globe, organized according to an “affordability index” that reflects the ratio of price …
It pays to live in small cities. Literally. As young people flock to large metropolitan areas like San Francisco and New York, some smaller towns face dwindling populations or even shortages in certain sectors, such as tech. To remain competitive, …
by Michael Snyder Well, that escalated quickly. On Wednesday, President Trump fired Attorney General Jeff Sessions, and by the end of the day major leftist organizations had already put together protests in 900 U.S. cities to make a “public demand …
via usatoday: Regardless of marital status or age, households in every city on this list are less likely than most to have children. In the cities with the most people living alone, the share of households with at least one resident …
Two of California’s biggest and richest cities are both facing a public health issue, which centers around the growing homeless problem. One America’s Eddie McCoven reports. WELL, IT’S A LEFTIST ONE-PARTY STATE, WHAT DID YOU EXPECT? Joel Kotkin: California becoming …
Hurricane Michael made landfall along the Florida Panhandle, now it moves across croplands sitting ready to harvest across the S.E USA. Property damage is vast along coastal areas, but what about 70% losses of anything in the fields or orchards?
via thefreethoughtproject: In the land of the free, trick-or-treating outside of the guidelines for the proper city ordinance can and will get you charged with a crime, extorted, and even thrown in jail—including children. While towns across the United States have …
via visualcapitalist: The Chart of the Week is a weekly Visual Capitalist feature on Fridays. The economy in Africa is on the rise, and financial hubs are beginning to emerge. While the resource-rich African continent has seen only 13% growth in total private …