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Originally Posted by dippin
I believe that anyone who went from "deficits dont matter" to "OMG deficits," ...
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Just using this as an example. There are two ways to look at deficits. If a nation goes into a deficit for long-term good - I would argue that deficit may be worth while. If a nation goes into deficit for short-term gain at a harm to long-term good - I would argue the deficit is not worth while. Aside from the straw-man argument (I never heard anyone say deficits don't matter), why does it seem this subtlety is lost by those who make the kind of argument above?
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Originally Posted by rahl
Like O'Reily?
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Correct, OReily's claim of a "no spin" zone is b.s. I know it, you know it, I think everyone knows it. I just see the phrase as an advertising gimmick. He is not the only one who uses advertising gimmicks. But, I think the major network news shows and some newspapers like the NY Times do this with much greater pretense.