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Lest anyone was actually going to believe that particular falsehood that Trader 666 linked to, here's a quote fromHulme, the guy who (the article claimed) said that man-made global warming was only supported by a few dozen experts and misleads people: "I did not say the ‘IPCC misleads’...

There's some truth in this, that people don't always get what they pay for, but you're writing like someone who doesn't really understand good code and figures what works is good code. If you don't believe me that pay matters -- look at your turnover rates. A good developer spends a lot more...

Burt Rutan is not a climatologist. He also thinks the ozone hole was a hoax. To discredit any one of his arguments just click on any of his arguments in this list: http://scienceblogs.com/illconsidered/2008/07/how_to_talk_to_a_sceptic.php

Actually you make a good point here -- they're not "random" they are only so bizarre as to look random. Someone has picked those years specifically to manipulate you. Or can you come up with a reason such odd years were picked? If someone presented a trade to me and said "Hey, look at...

I'm a big fan of logic, but I'm rather busy today. Good luck on your research and try not to believe everything that's presented to you as a context-less percentage. Try. Please. For the good of the country.

The FAA isn't private. And you don't think it takes more defense resources to protect a one hundred thousand acre industrial farm then it does to protect a homeless guy's cardboard box? Look, I appreciate you want to argue with someone, but isn't there someone nearby you could argue with?

I've never heard of this "one nation" rally, but I'm very curious to see how Stewart's "Restoring Sanity" rally and Colbert's "Keep Fear Alive" rally do. I suspect Beck can't beat sanity.

The idea is to be fair to any party. You just think I hate the Republicans because you think I'm a liberal. I hate the Republicans because they're a combination of both evil and incompetent.

Thanks, I'm very proud that it does. I also have learned to use a toilet on my own. Not everybody can say that. I might put it on my bio. :)

The top 20% use the department of commerce significantly more than a homeless guy. And the treasury. And Agriculture to protect their agricultural businesses. And the Department of Energy to organize and standardize power needs. And use the highways for trucking. And the airports for planes...

I haven't checked -- I just don't like those kinds of political nonsense phrases. The percentage of all taxes paid is not meaningful.

Stay in the dark if you want to.

That would be hard on Republican voters. Not really fair to the Republicans, I think. As well, a young guy who is going for his PhD can die in the third world, but wouldn't be able to vote or drink.

Along with senility tests for the aged before they vote? The average age of the Republican voter? Last I saw it was over 48. Average age of a Fox viewer? 65. Unless the Republicans significantly shift their policy towards gays and latinos, in the long term, they're f**ked. (No...

Because it is a percentage and thus has no meaning. It's a slogan made to extract emotional responses from stupid people. For example: what if the top 20% of the earners had 80% of the income -- would it still be outrageous that they paid 80% of the taxes?

30% would be a very high rate and a lousy accountant. When I ran my business in Canada I paid 19% one year. Any middle income earner paid more than I did.

Exactly. There is no right answer, and there's nothing wrong with the top 20% paying 80% if there's a great wealth disparity. 20% paying 80% has no meaning on its own and is a perfect example of abuse of statistics.

What percent of the country do they use? I'm a big fan of the idea that taxes should be proportioned to what may be annually spared by the individual.

They... are... random... years... from... a... nonglobal... data... set. Also, it's an excellent example of cherry picking. Come on, be honest -- you know it's a bad graph. Anyone reading this can see it's a bad graph. Including yourself. What's the down side for you to just admit...

Whoa, you're going to bring actual facts into this thread, rather than just the other cliches and emotionalisms based on nothing? I'm sorry, but you might be banned for life for that. :)