In the UK between 1945 and 1970, 66% of the middle class voted Conservative and 62% of the working class voted Labour. This is no longer so for a variety of reasons. This article explains why.
When House Democrats introduced what they call the Heroes Act this month, they described it as “a bold and comprehensive coronavirus response bill that will meet the challenge this pandemic poses to our nation.” Among its provisions: restoring the full deductibility of state and local taxes,... Read more
Interesting idea, but how do you do that? According to Leonard Beeghley “Many politicians, heirs to fortunes, top business executives such as CEOs, successful venture capitalists, and celebrities are considered members of the upper class. Some prominent and high-rung professionals may also be included if they attain great influence and wealth. The main distinguishing feature of this class is their source of income. While the vast majority of people and households derive their income from salaries, those in the upper class derive their income primarily from investments and capital gains.”
The Class Structure in the U.S. | Boundless Sociology
In the uk, its the norm now just to promise whatever will win you the election and worry about fudging the figures later. Shame, wonder which party promises the most that they can’t afford though.
Promises, promises: the Labour and Tory spending pledges
Could be done with html / javascript then uploaded onto a site that lets people create their own charts and connect them together – it sounds like a good way to delve deeper into any subject, I like it, lots of applications, from chemistry and physics to economics and politics.
Pie charts are circular graphs that display parts-of-a-whole. Pie Charts are great for comparing different categories. Be inspired with Infogram gallery and create a pie chart.
careful now…
In the UK between 1945 and 1970, 66% of the middle class voted Conservative and 62% of the working class voted Labour. This is no longer so for a variety of reasons. This article explains why.
Is class, still a thing. or are we talking about wealth?
Democrats are attracting more affluent voters. Maybe because many of their representatives are from well-off families.
Interesting idea, but how do you do that? According to Leonard Beeghley “Many politicians, heirs to fortunes, top business executives such as CEOs, successful venture capitalists, and celebrities are considered members of the upper class. Some prominent and high-rung professionals may also be included if they attain great influence and wealth. The main distinguishing feature of this class is their source of income. While the vast majority of people and households derive their income from salaries, those in the upper class derive their income primarily from investments and capital gains.”
We might need this one day – especially if the world keep changing faster and faster https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13510347.2018.1470165
In the uk, its the norm now just to promise whatever will win you the election and worry about fudging the figures later. Shame, wonder which party promises the most that they can’t afford though.
…but yeah, a calculator would be good.
Could be done with html / javascript then uploaded onto a site that lets people create their own charts and connect them together – it sounds like a good way to delve deeper into any subject, I like it, lots of applications, from chemistry and physics to economics and politics.
Infogram should make them so you click a segment of the pie and it takes you to another full pie. That would do the trick.