@guest2u.bsky.social
4% US Industries Are Highly Concentrated, ITIF, Analysis of Census Data
June 7, 2021
35 of 851 industries (4%) were highly concentrated, with the top-4 firms (the C4 concentration ratio) holding more than 80% of the market.
38% <25% C4 share.
38% 25-50% C4 share.
20% 50-80% C4 share.
#Econsky
June 7, 2021
35 of 851 industries (4%) were highly concentrated, with the top-4 firms (the C4 concentration ratio) holding more than 80% of the market.
38% <25% C4 share.
38% 25-50% C4 share.
20% 50-80% C4 share.
#Econsky
November 21, 2025 at 10:50 AM
4% US Industries Are Highly Concentrated, ITIF, Analysis of Census Data
June 7, 2021
35 of 851 industries (4%) were highly concentrated, with the top-4 firms (the C4 concentration ratio) holding more than 80% of the market.
38% <25% C4 share.
38% 25-50% C4 share.
20% 50-80% C4 share.
#Econsky
June 7, 2021
35 of 851 industries (4%) were highly concentrated, with the top-4 firms (the C4 concentration ratio) holding more than 80% of the market.
38% <25% C4 share.
38% 25-50% C4 share.
20% 50-80% C4 share.
#Econsky
734 months reviewed
M2 money supply v inflation
shows no relationship between the growth in M2 & the 6-month lagged inflation
to create inflation, it needs to lead to a sustained increase in spending & loan growth
#Econsky
M2 money supply v inflation
shows no relationship between the growth in M2 & the 6-month lagged inflation
to create inflation, it needs to lead to a sustained increase in spending & loan growth
#Econsky
November 21, 2025 at 10:37 AM
734 months reviewed
M2 money supply v inflation
shows no relationship between the growth in M2 & the 6-month lagged inflation
to create inflation, it needs to lead to a sustained increase in spending & loan growth
#Econsky
M2 money supply v inflation
shows no relationship between the growth in M2 & the 6-month lagged inflation
to create inflation, it needs to lead to a sustained increase in spending & loan growth
#Econsky
17% of U.S. adults are MAGA. (Highest ever was 20%)
80% of American adults are NOT MAGA.
80% of American adults are NOT MAGA.
November 20, 2025 at 12:53 AM
17% of U.S. adults are MAGA. (Highest ever was 20%)
80% of American adults are NOT MAGA.
80% of American adults are NOT MAGA.
Employment Level - 20-24 Yrs. (LNS12000036) was at an all-time high March 2023. Decline over recent months is not enough to make a trend but should watch.
#Econsky
fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LNS12...
#Econsky
fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LNS12...
November 14, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Employment Level - 20-24 Yrs. (LNS12000036) was at an all-time high March 2023. Decline over recent months is not enough to make a trend but should watch.
#Econsky
fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LNS12...
#Econsky
fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LNS12...
November 14, 2025 at 10:50 AM
SNAP & nonSNAP food spending was mostly similar in 2011. Some differences in the chart.
Top 7 as % total spending for both (in different orders)
Soft drinks
Fluid milk products
Beef:grinds
Bag snacks
Cheese
Baked breads
Cold cereal
Top 7 as % total spending for both (in different orders)
Soft drinks
Fluid milk products
Beef:grinds
Bag snacks
Cheese
Baked breads
Cold cereal
November 14, 2025 at 2:47 AM
SNAP & nonSNAP food spending was mostly similar in 2011. Some differences in the chart.
Top 7 as % total spending for both (in different orders)
Soft drinks
Fluid milk products
Beef:grinds
Bag snacks
Cheese
Baked breads
Cold cereal
Top 7 as % total spending for both (in different orders)
Soft drinks
Fluid milk products
Beef:grinds
Bag snacks
Cheese
Baked breads
Cold cereal
@steveinskeep.bsky.social
Keep up the good work. I appreciate the many years of unbiased, fact-based journalism.
Please don’t let Bluesky radicals affect you. I’d rather you mute all of us & continue to do your best than to have them influence you to show bias.
Thank you & all of @npr.org
Keep up the good work. I appreciate the many years of unbiased, fact-based journalism.
Please don’t let Bluesky radicals affect you. I’d rather you mute all of us & continue to do your best than to have them influence you to show bias.
Thank you & all of @npr.org
November 13, 2025 at 10:39 AM
@steveinskeep.bsky.social
Keep up the good work. I appreciate the many years of unbiased, fact-based journalism.
Please don’t let Bluesky radicals affect you. I’d rather you mute all of us & continue to do your best than to have them influence you to show bias.
Thank you & all of @npr.org
Keep up the good work. I appreciate the many years of unbiased, fact-based journalism.
Please don’t let Bluesky radicals affect you. I’d rather you mute all of us & continue to do your best than to have them influence you to show bias.
Thank you & all of @npr.org
Value Added by Industry
(Growing services, health, education, insurance.
Shrinking old-fashioned labor jobs)
This represents sum of costs-incurred & incomes-earned in production = employee compensation, tax on production & imports, less subsidies & gross operating surplus.
#Econsky
(Growing services, health, education, insurance.
Shrinking old-fashioned labor jobs)
This represents sum of costs-incurred & incomes-earned in production = employee compensation, tax on production & imports, less subsidies & gross operating surplus.
#Econsky
October 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Value Added by Industry
(Growing services, health, education, insurance.
Shrinking old-fashioned labor jobs)
This represents sum of costs-incurred & incomes-earned in production = employee compensation, tax on production & imports, less subsidies & gross operating surplus.
#Econsky
(Growing services, health, education, insurance.
Shrinking old-fashioned labor jobs)
This represents sum of costs-incurred & incomes-earned in production = employee compensation, tax on production & imports, less subsidies & gross operating surplus.
#Econsky
The Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog
Caspar David Friedrich
#Art
#Romanticism
#OilOnCanvas
Rückenfigur (German: Rear-facing figure)
#Mountainouslandforms
#Sky
#Mountain
#Atmosphericphenomenon
#Standing
#Ridge
#Summit
#Cloud
I just found Wikiart.org
Thank you BlueSky!
Caspar David Friedrich
#Art
#Romanticism
#OilOnCanvas
Rückenfigur (German: Rear-facing figure)
#Mountainouslandforms
#Sky
#Mountain
#Atmosphericphenomenon
#Standing
#Ridge
#Summit
#Cloud
I just found Wikiart.org
Thank you BlueSky!
October 12, 2025 at 11:29 AM
The Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog
Caspar David Friedrich
#Art
#Romanticism
#OilOnCanvas
Rückenfigur (German: Rear-facing figure)
#Mountainouslandforms
#Sky
#Mountain
#Atmosphericphenomenon
#Standing
#Ridge
#Summit
#Cloud
I just found Wikiart.org
Thank you BlueSky!
Caspar David Friedrich
#Art
#Romanticism
#OilOnCanvas
Rückenfigur (German: Rear-facing figure)
#Mountainouslandforms
#Sky
#Mountain
#Atmosphericphenomenon
#Standing
#Ridge
#Summit
#Cloud
I just found Wikiart.org
Thank you BlueSky!
On a per capita basis, U.S. health spending (*in constant 2023 dollars*) has increased in the last five decades from
$2,151 per year per American in 1970 to
$14,570 per year per American in 2023.
#Inequality
#M4A
#Econsky
$2,151 per year per American in 1970 to
$14,570 per year per American in 2023.
#Inequality
#M4A
#Econsky
October 11, 2025 at 12:13 PM
On a per capita basis, U.S. health spending (*in constant 2023 dollars*) has increased in the last five decades from
$2,151 per year per American in 1970 to
$14,570 per year per American in 2023.
#Inequality
#M4A
#Econsky
$2,151 per year per American in 1970 to
$14,570 per year per American in 2023.
#Inequality
#M4A
#Econsky
Where Americans Can’t Afford Healthcare, by State
Southern states post higher shares of surveyed adults who skipped visiting doctor due to costs in 2023.
Texas, highest at 18% unable to afford healthcare, has some of the strictest Medicaid eligibility requirements.
#Inequality
#M4A
#Econsky
Southern states post higher shares of surveyed adults who skipped visiting doctor due to costs in 2023.
Texas, highest at 18% unable to afford healthcare, has some of the strictest Medicaid eligibility requirements.
#Inequality
#M4A
#Econsky
October 10, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Where Americans Can’t Afford Healthcare, by State
Southern states post higher shares of surveyed adults who skipped visiting doctor due to costs in 2023.
Texas, highest at 18% unable to afford healthcare, has some of the strictest Medicaid eligibility requirements.
#Inequality
#M4A
#Econsky
Southern states post higher shares of surveyed adults who skipped visiting doctor due to costs in 2023.
Texas, highest at 18% unable to afford healthcare, has some of the strictest Medicaid eligibility requirements.
#Inequality
#M4A
#Econsky
Minimum Wages in 50 U.S. States & 35 Countries, Adjusted for Living Costs, before tax
Germany, Australia, & France are higher than all 50 states.
Fed min wage clusters at the bottom end of this ranking, closer to upper-middle-income economies like Colombia & Peru.
#Inequality
#LivingWage
#Econsky
Germany, Australia, & France are higher than all 50 states.
Fed min wage clusters at the bottom end of this ranking, closer to upper-middle-income economies like Colombia & Peru.
#Inequality
#LivingWage
#Econsky
October 10, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Minimum Wages in 50 U.S. States & 35 Countries, Adjusted for Living Costs, before tax
Germany, Australia, & France are higher than all 50 states.
Fed min wage clusters at the bottom end of this ranking, closer to upper-middle-income economies like Colombia & Peru.
#Inequality
#LivingWage
#Econsky
Germany, Australia, & France are higher than all 50 states.
Fed min wage clusters at the bottom end of this ranking, closer to upper-middle-income economies like Colombia & Peru.
#Inequality
#LivingWage
#Econsky
Are we too sensitive?
Racial category and sensitivity to racism
Racial category and sensitivity to racism
October 5, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Are we too sensitive?
Racial category and sensitivity to racism
Racial category and sensitivity to racism
Personal Responsibility and Political Favorability
Relationship between views on personal responsibility and approval of Presidents
Relationship between views on personal responsibility and approval of Presidents
October 5, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Personal Responsibility and Political Favorability
Relationship between views on personal responsibility and approval of Presidents
Relationship between views on personal responsibility and approval of Presidents
What Causes Success in Life?
Tribes differ in their views on the role of personal responsibility in life outcomes
Tribes differ in their views on the role of personal responsibility in life outcomes
October 5, 2025 at 11:36 AM
What Causes Success in Life?
Tribes differ in their views on the role of personal responsibility in life outcomes
Tribes differ in their views on the role of personal responsibility in life outcomes
Moral Foundations and Politics
Relationship between moral foundations and views on various political issues
Loyalty > Authority > Purity > Care > Fairness
Relationship between moral foundations and views on various political issues
Loyalty > Authority > Purity > Care > Fairness
October 5, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Moral Foundations and Politics
Relationship between moral foundations and views on various political issues
Loyalty > Authority > Purity > Care > Fairness
Relationship between moral foundations and views on various political issues
Loyalty > Authority > Purity > Care > Fairness
Shifts in the moral bedrock
Tribes differ in their endorsement of the moral foundations
Left: Care, Fairness
Right: Authority, Loyalty, Purity
Tribes differ in their endorsement of the moral foundations
Left: Care, Fairness
Right: Authority, Loyalty, Purity
October 5, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Shifts in the moral bedrock
Tribes differ in their endorsement of the moral foundations
Left: Care, Fairness
Right: Authority, Loyalty, Purity
Tribes differ in their endorsement of the moral foundations
Left: Care, Fairness
Right: Authority, Loyalty, Purity
Parenting and morality
Relationship between parenting style and views on moral issues
Relationship between parenting style and views on moral issues
October 5, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Parenting and morality
Relationship between parenting style and views on moral issues
Relationship between parenting style and views on moral issues
Authoritarianism
Differences between tribes
Politically Disengaged &
Moderates were higher than
Traditional Conservatives
Differences between tribes
Politically Disengaged &
Moderates were higher than
Traditional Conservatives
October 5, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Authoritarianism
Differences between tribes
Politically Disengaged &
Moderates were higher than
Traditional Conservatives
Differences between tribes
Politically Disengaged &
Moderates were higher than
Traditional Conservatives
Perceived Threat
Tribes differ in how safe or dangerous they see the world
Tribes differ in how safe or dangerous they see the world
October 5, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Perceived Threat
Tribes differ in how safe or dangerous they see the world
Tribes differ in how safe or dangerous they see the world
Religious Identity
Tribes differ in identification with their faith
Tribes differ in identification with their faith
October 5, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Religious Identity
Tribes differ in identification with their faith
Tribes differ in identification with their faith
Strength of Group Identities
Tribes differ in the strength of their identification with different group categories
Tribes differ in the strength of their identification with different group categories
October 5, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Strength of Group Identities
Tribes differ in the strength of their identification with different group categories
Tribes differ in the strength of their identification with different group categories
Feelings Toward Different Racial Groups
Tribes differ in their sentiment towards whites and blacks
Tribes differ in their sentiment towards whites and blacks
October 5, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Feelings Toward Different Racial Groups
Tribes differ in their sentiment towards whites and blacks
Tribes differ in their sentiment towards whites and blacks
Views on Ideology
Tribes differ in how central their ideological views are to their identity
Tribes differ in how central their ideological views are to their identity
October 5, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Views on Ideology
Tribes differ in how central their ideological views are to their identity
Tribes differ in how central their ideological views are to their identity
Violence in Islam
Tribes differ in their views on whether it is more violent than other religions
Tribes differ in their views on whether it is more violent than other religions
October 5, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Violence in Islam
Tribes differ in their views on whether it is more violent than other religions
Tribes differ in their views on whether it is more violent than other religions