Grand Collusion
How the two parties collude to divide the
spoils of governing, corrupting democracy and American capitalism.
By James E. Staudt
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Figure 1. Total House and Senate Election Spending, current dollars
(data
source: Campaign Finance Institute)
Figure 2. Congressional districts in the Houston area.
Figure 3. Congressional Districts in Texas
Figure 4. Federal Receipts and Outlays, and the party of the President
Data from US Treasury
Figure 5. Marginal Tax Rates, Capital Gains and Wages (data from US Treasury)
Figure 6. Receipts and Outlays, and Cumulative Federal Debt Outstanding – nominal values (data: US Treasury)
Figure 7. Federal Outlays (million current dollars - data from US Treasury)
Figure 8. Human Services Outlays (million current dollars - data from US Treasury)
Figure 9. The Largest Outlays (million current dollars, data from US Treasury)
Figure 10. Inflation and Fed Funds rate by year
(periods of war or military buildup in red, depressions or recessions in blue, oil embargo in yellow)
Figure 11a
. Household, Federal, and Domestic Financial New Credit Market Annual Borrowing and Fed Funds Rate
(developed from US Federal Reserve) recession periods in yellow shade
Figure 11b
Domestic Financial New Credit Market Annual Borrowing
(developed from US Federal Reserve) recession periods in yellow shade
Figure 12a. US Credit Market Debt Owed and by Whom, percent of GDP
(developed from US Federal Reserve)
Figure 12b. Who Holds US Credit Market Assets – percent of GDP
(developed from US Federal Reserve)
Figure 13. Growth rate of CPI adjusted wages (calculated from US Census data)
Figure 14a. 10-year US Treasury rate, change in rate
Figure 14b. Federal Deficit
Figure 15a. Change in GDP versus Capital Gains Tax Rate (1947-2012)
Figure 15b. Change in GDP versus Capital Gains Tax Rate (1945-2012)
Figure 16a. Change in GDP versus Highest Income Tax Rate (1947-2012)
Figure 16b. Change in GDP versus Highest Income Tax Rate (1945-2012)
Figure 17. The Dow Jones Industrial Average January 1900 to March 2015
Table 1. GINI Index (World Bank)
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Country name
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Most recent of 2005-2013
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Ukraine
|
24.8
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Slovenia
|
24.9
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Sweden
|
26.1
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Iceland
|
26.3
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Czech Republic
|
26.4
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Belarus
|
26.5
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Slovak Republic
|
26.6
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Norway
|
26.8
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Denmark
|
26.9
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Romania
|
27.3
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Finland
|
27.8
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Kazakhstan
|
28.6
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Hungary
|
28.9
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Netherlands
|
28.9
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Albania
|
29
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Iraq
|
29.5
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Pakistan
|
29.6
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Serbia
|
29.7
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Armenia
|
30.3
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Timor-Leste
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30.4
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Germany
|
30.6
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Moldova
|
30.6
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Montenegro
|
30.6
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Egypt, Arab Rep.
|
30.8
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Tajikistan
|
30.8
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Niger
|
31.2
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France
|
31.7
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Cambodia
|
31.8
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Bangladesh
|
32.1
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Ireland
|
32.1
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Japan
|
32.1
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Lithuania
|
32.6
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Estonia
|
32.7
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Nepal
|
32.8
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Poland
|
32.8
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Azerbaijan
|
33
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
33
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Mali
|
33
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Burundi
|
33.3
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Kyrgyz Republic
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33.4
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Croatia
|
33.6
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Ethiopia
|
33.6
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Canada
|
33.7
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Guinea
|
33.7
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Jordan
|
33.7
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India
|
33.9
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Sao Tome and Principe
|
33.9
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Bulgaria
|
34.3
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West Bank and Gaza
|
34.5
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Greece
|
34.7
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Sudan
|
35.3
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Sierra Leone
|
35.4
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Italy
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35.5
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Indonesia
|
35.6
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Vietnam
|
35.6
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Spain
|
35.8
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Tunisia
|
35.8
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Mauritius
|
35.9
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Yemen, Rep.
|
35.9
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Latvia
|
36
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Lao PDR
|
36.2
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Sri Lanka
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36.4
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Mongolia
|
36.5
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Tanzania
|
37.8
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United Kingdom
|
38
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Liberia
|
38.2
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Iran, Islamic Rep.
|
38.3
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Bhutan
|
38.7
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Thailand
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39.4
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Russian Federation
|
39.7
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Burkina Faso
|
39.8
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Turkey
|
40
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Congo, Rep.
|
40.2
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Senegal
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40.3
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Mauritania
|
40.5
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Madagascar
|
40.6
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Cameroon
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40.7
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Morocco
|
40.9
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United States
|
41.1
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Uruguay
|
41.3
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Georgia
|
41.4
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El Salvador
|
41.8
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China
|
42.1
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Gabon
|
42.2
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Angola
|
42.7
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Fiji
|
42.8
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Ghana
|
42.8
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Israel
|
42.8
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Nigeria
|
43
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Philippines
|
43
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Cote d'Ivoire
|
43.2
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Chad
|
43.3
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Benin
|
43.5
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Argentina
|
43.6
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Cabo Verde
|
43.8
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Macedonia, FYR
|
44.2
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Congo, Dem. Rep.
|
44.4
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Uganda
|
44.6
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Venezuela, RB
|
44.8
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Peru
|
45.3
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Dominican Republic
|
45.7
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Mozambique
|
45.7
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Nicaragua
|
45.7
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Togo
|
46
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Malawi
|
46.2
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Malaysia
|
46.2
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Bolivia
|
46.6
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Ecuador
|
46.6
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Kenya
|
47.7
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Paraguay
|
48
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Mexico
|
48.1
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Costa Rica
|
48.6
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Chile
|
50.8
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Rwanda
|
50.8
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Swaziland
|
51.5
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Panama
|
51.9
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Guatemala
|
52.4
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Brazil
|
52.7
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Colombia
|
53.5
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Lesotho
|
54.2
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Central African Republic
|
56.3
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Honduras
|
57.4
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Zambia
|
57.5
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Botswana
|
60.5
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Namibia
|
61.3
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South Africa
|
65
|
Seychelles
|
65.8
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GINI index - Gini index measures the extent to which the distribution of income or consumption expenditure among individuals or households within an economy deviates from a perfectly equal distribution. A Lorenz curve plots the cumulative percentages of total income received against the cumulative number of recipients, starting with the poorest individual or household. The Gini index measures the area between the Lorenz curve and a hypothetical line of absolute equality, expressed as a percentage of the maximum area under the line. Thus a Gini index of 0 represents perfect equality, while an index of 100 implies perfect inequality. – World Bank
Jim Staudt makes a living from examining data and working with
policymakers and industry primarily on energy and environmental policy.
In Grand Collusion he shares his analysis and insights on some of the
disturbing trends in our political system, explains how we got to where we are,
and makes suggestions about where we need to go from here.
For decades Jim worked in the energy and environmental
industries and now consults to industry, to states and the federal government.
He is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and served in the Navy
Nuclear program aboard the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise
CVN-65. He later received his MS and his PhD from the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology and also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
designation.
He lives with his wife and two children in the Boston area.
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