What is this about? Is it guilty conscience, or something else?
Source: New York Times
Note: This was the original chart the NYT posted, (They chose to use different axes)
Where Government Is a Dirty Word, but Its Checks Pay the Bills
Source: New York Times
Good explanation of the 2 charts
Interesting. The article contains a different scatter plot (scroll down) with the same variables and scales but different trend line https://t.co/KsvJr7RkBh I scaled them so their sizes and orientations match for comparison pic.twitter.com/tQlO06zNAb
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