Bank bailouts
US bank bailouts (billions US$). In response to the financial crisis of 2008, the U.S. Treasury Department has deployed hundreds of billions in taxpayer dollars to bail out major banks. DATASOURCE: ProPublica. WIDGET: factgraphs.org
A green recovery
Stock buybacks
Stock buybacks (2015-2017). Share of companies spending more than half of profits to repurchase their own stocks from shareholders, by industry. DATASOURCE: Roosevelt Institute (S&P / SEC). WIDGET: factgraphs.org
Meat exports
Total meat exports by state (2017). US Census Bureau export data. Total US $16.4 billion. DATASOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau. WIDGET: factgraphs.org
More stock buybacks
Stock buybacks (2015-2017). Average annual amount spent on buybacks per worker (retail industry). DATASOURCE: Roosevelt Institute (S&P / SEC). WIDGET: factgraphs.org