On today’s Morning Joe, Steven Rattner discusses how rising economic optimism is driving Obama’s poll numbers.
On today’s Morning Joe, Steve discusses the famous 47% who according to Romney don’t pay any taxes.
Charts below show job growth under President Obama, and how it compares to job growth under previous Presidents.
On Monday’s Morning Joe, Steven Rattner discusses how much job growth, unemployment, GDP, and income growth affect presidential election outcomes using the charts below.
On today’s Morning Joe, Steven Rattner discusses two sets of charts. In the first set, he shows recent weak numbers for GDP, Consumer Confidence, and other indicators to highlight the current economic slowdown. In the second set, he discusses how the current Congress is the most unproductive and polarized one in recent times and is […]
In light of the current debate on President Obama’s plan to raise taxes on the rich and Romney’s low tax rate, Steven Rattner presented the following charts on today’s Morning Joe to highlight the major differences in their respective tax plans, their revenue impact on the budget, and major tax loopholes in the current tax code. Click here to […]
Republicans are rushing to defend Bain Capital’s use of offshore tax vehicles, but in fact, they were against them before they were for them. It was not long ago that at least some Republicans were stridently opposed to their use. In particular, Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa led a fight in 2010 to block the confirmation […]
On today’s Morning Joe, Steven Rattner discusses the June jobs report using the charts below, highlighting the negative (slow growth) and positive parts (uptick in wages), and showing which sectors are contributing to jobs growth and which ones are holding it back. He also compares the change in unemployment rate during the first 42 months […]
On today’s Morning Joe, Steven Rattner discusses this weekend’s Greek elections and the biggest problem facing Greece — the lack of competitiveness. He also discusses America’s unsustainable debt trajectory and how long it will take our economy to hit Greek debt levels using the charts below. Morning Joe Charts – Greece – 6.18.12
On today’s Morning Joe, Steven Rattner discusses the latest Survey of Consumer Finances from the Federal Reserve, which shows that Americans’ net worth shrank dramatically during the recession, particularly for the middle class. Morning Joe Charts – America’s Shrinking Net Worth – 6.12.12
