[Ben Ficklin]

[NTHockey]

Interesting that the biggest increases on both charts were 1964, when Democrats filibustered to prevent passage of The Voting Rights Bill.

[mc5cents]

There is graphic form is the definition of insanity, i.e. doing the same thing over and over again expecting a different result.

Only one question, why begin in 1936? That was when FDR started handing out the goodies from the public treasury. Well maybe I just answered my own question.