Due to Senator Ted Cruz’s announcement that he is running for president, we at Campaign On This want to give you a quick bio and campaign finance background on Senator Cruz. He was elected to the United States Senate in 2012 and became the first Hispanic or Cuban American elected to the Senate from the …
As of February, America has nearly 121 million full time workers and 3 million more nonfarm workers now than it did at the start of the recession. But the number of Americans working full-time still isn’t quite back to that figure’s pre-recession high. This chart is a look at the number of Americans who say …
When it comes to U.S. military spending, you could argue that our country is reactionary, especially when we are attacked on our own soil. When we look back in history after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, there was a large increase in military spending. Post-Pearl Harbor military spending amounted to $4.1 trillion. Fast-forward to a …
Curious to find out what the most popular majors are among the top ranked Higher Education institutions? As of 2013, according to the BLS Current Population Survey, the unemployment rate among young college graduates is 7.4%. Campaign On This has compiled data from the top 350 universities to show the ten most popular majors at …
If you turn on the news and unemployment is the topic of discussion, you may hear how the unemployment rate is below 6%. Considering recent past rates, this is a low number. However, this measurement of the unemployment rate is misleading because it overlooks the suffering of the long-term unemployed, as well as those who are …
$12,779,877,000,000 This is the debt that WE as Americans hold… 14 figures and counting. Think that is enough? We all know not to allow debt to pile up on our credit card. Yes, sometimes we miss a payment, but we make payments as soon as we can. Now think of someone who continuously piles up debt. Instead …
Any recent college graduate will most likely tell you that they enjoyed their journey through college. They will go into stories of their favorite classes, a crazy professor, or a social event with their friends that they may or may not remember. What these grads may not want to discuss is the student-loan debt they …
Any recent college graduate will most likely tell you that they enjoyed their journey through college. They will go into stories of their favorite classes, a crazy professor, or a social event with their friends that they may or may not remember. What these grads may not want to discuss is the student-loan debt they …
Since the start of Occupy Wall Street in September of 2011, many Americans have heard the media, family or friends state that: It is the 1% who is ruining this country! They are taking all of our money! They should pay more taxes – their fair share! The Occupy movement has stated that there is a …
