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Originally Posted by Mr Mephisto
Well, I beg to differ. It's not misrepresenting facts. Facts speak for themselves. It's a graphical representation of the Deficit.
It is NOT a graph of gas prices.
It is NOT a graph of house prices.
It is NOT a graph of inflation.
And it was never, EVER represented as such.
If you go back to the very first page, I post the graph and ask a question. I allow anyone and everyone to comment and draw their own conclusions.
If this graph is misleading, and even "looking" at it is misleading, then by implication collecting this data and showing it to people is an attempt to mislead. What kind of Orwellian world do you live in if you believe such bunkum?
Mr Mephisto
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Facts do not speak for themselves. Facts require context.
"I owe my brother $500." is a fact but it does not give anywhere close to the whole picture. Do I earn $100/year or $100,000,000? Am I going to die tomorrow? Am I still employed? What is my brother missing out on by not having that $500?
The context is necessary to understand what the fact means.