(Treemap: David McCandless, Information Is Beautiful)
The good folks at Information Is Beautiful have created an infographic (this particular style of presentation is called a treemap) showing the relative costs and value of things in calendar 2009.
(If you're a real infoporn Wonk -- god knows, I love you as only a Dog can. Go right here and connect with a spreadsheet that has all the Costing Subjects, Sourcing for each dollar amount, and of course the data. Splice and Dice! Woo Hoo!)
The top section shows such items as the annual Defense budget of the United States; the market value of Apple; the earnings made by OPEC nations from sale of their oil; the amount that Little Bernie Madoff took from his clients; and the amount men spent on ED drugs in America.
(Oh, and the full cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, so far [as of 2009]. Remember when we were told by Lil' Boots and his BFFs that it was all good, and would all be very cheap (few dollars, few lives), and besides, you can't put a price tag on Freedom? Good Times...)
The lower section, all one color, shows the worldwide cost (as of 2009 -- remember, there's been lots more fun since then) of the "Made-In-USA" worldwide financial crisis.
Hey -- enjoy!
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