2 ms·
Beware graphs not starting at 0. I'm not saying there isn't merit in the argument, but the attempt to mislead the reader by placing 57 at the bottom of the gra
by ghshephard 14y ago
Beware graphs not starting at 0. I'm not saying there isn't merit in the argument, but the attempt to mislead the reader by placing 57 at the bottom of the graph isn't a good start.
- dmix 14y agoEvery. Single. Time. There's one of these in every controversial article.
- muzz 14y agoYou can see the whole data here (and change the scales): http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/series/PRS85006173 http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/series/PRS85006173 It only goes back to 1940, but it would be interesting to know what the labor share was before that. I'm guessing it was smaller, especially in the late 1800s.