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Category Archives: Expand the House

Figure 1 Summary Census PES and the House of Representatives

Census PES and the House of Representatives

Posted on November 27, 2024 by Tony Lima

This article examines the relationship between Census PES and the apportionment of seats in House of Representatives. Continue Reading →

Posted in Economic Data, Expand the House | Tagged apportionment, Census Post-Enumeration Survey, featured, PES
U.S. Constitution Article 1 Sections 2 and 3. Emphasis added. Expand the House

Expand the House

Posted on April 19, 2024 by Tony Lima

This page is about the budget impact of expanding the House of Representatives. The 435 members represent 712,061 people on average. Continue Reading →

Posted in Expand the House | Tagged expand the house, featured
Oddities in the House Expenditures Report

Oddities in the House Expenditures Report

Posted on May 17, 2023 by Tony Lima

How does the cost of running the House change when the number of representatives increases? I want to estimate cost curves for the House. Continue Reading →

Posted in Expand the House | Tagged featured, House expenditures, spending
Population per Representative How Many People Does Your Representative Represent?

How Many People Does Your Representative Represent?

Posted on April 24, 2023 by Tony Lima

How many residents does each House member represent?  The range is Delaware (1 rep, 990,837 per seat) to Montana (2 reps, 542,703.5 per seat). Continue Reading →

Posted in Expand the House | Tagged featured, population per house seat
From most over-represented to most under-representedIs Your State Over- or Under-Represented in the House?

Is Your State Over- or Under-Represented in the House?

Posted on April 22, 2023 by Tony Lima

your state over- or under-represented in the House? Delaware’s lone seat represents 990,837 people. Montana (2 reps)? 542,703.5 per seat. Continue Reading →

Posted in Expand the House | Tagged featured, House seats, over-represented, under-represented

Expand the House (Budget)

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TARIFF, n. A scale of taxes on imports, designed to protect the domestic producer against the greed of his customers. — Ambrose Bierce

“Everybody knows that once something is declared a right, the laws of supply and demand are automatically repealed.” – Ben Shapiro, podcast, September 4, 2018

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