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Presidents ranked by job creation [infographic] [via Political Math]

June 18, 2012 by

Hat tip to Matthias Shapiro, a friend and local policy wonk who’s got a penchant for making numbers make sense.
First, his infographic:

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Meet Matthias Shapiro, the creator of “10,000 Pennies.”

October 13, 2011 by

Have you seen “10,000 pennies” on YouTube? If you have, you’re one of the 1,637,308 views of the simple but profound look at President Obama’s cynical budget chicanery. If you haven’t, go become the 1,637,309th view. It’s worth it. And you could meet him this weekend. Matthias Shapiro has been a contributor on Fox News regarding […]

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Why the federal budget is like a road trip…at 174 miles per hour.

March 22, 2011 by

I had lunch with a fascinating guy today: Matthias Shapiro, or @politicalmath if you’re on Twitter. Matthias has done a few amazing visualizations on YouTube to demonstrate the realities of America’s budgetary problems. He explained to me that he got started when he heard President Obama offer, early in his term, to cut $100 billion […]

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