Comments on: Don’t believe everything you hear…

By: Green

Green — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 12:53:09 +0000

PROGRESSIVE AND NOT SERIOUS: The Fox News’ senior vice president for news editorial Michael Clemente was asked about Fox creating greater misinformation among viewers. He didn’t mention that universities are too progressive, like Contrarian, but he said the University of Maryland is merely a “party school.”

By: sybil diccion

sybil diccion — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 11:33:33 +0000

naturally, I neglected to include the link:

http://www.forbes.com/2009/12/03/tax-cuts-stimulus-jobs-opinions-columnists-bruce-bartlett.html

By: sybil diccion

sybil diccion — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 23:17:52 +0000

I don’t know if this rather lengthy read from Forbes.com will “settle” the matter but even though it’s a year old, I thought it a rather interesting explication of the stimulus.

By: contrarian

contrarian — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 20:47:18 +0000

Yes – It is made up. My point is to the first quote on the story you cited. 91% believe the stimulus lost jobs. The purpose of the quote was to imply that the stimulus created jobs. I’m just saying anyone that uses the phrase “created or saved jobs” is making a worthless statement. You can’t prove “saved jobs.” If that is accepted venacular then I feel free to throw out my own worthless numbers.

Sorry for the confusion. My point was evidently not as obvious as I had hoped.

By: Green

Green — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 18:56:35 +0000

Are you saying your 100 million jobs comment is bunk?

By: contrarian

contrarian — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 18:23:37 +0000

Don’t wast your time on it. Just using the vernacular of the past two years. You can’t substantiate a saved job so it doesn’t really matter what figure you used. 1000, 10 million, 100 million, it’s all irrelevant.

By: Green

Green — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 14:28:51 +0000

You need to provide some good sources for the 100 million jobs statement. I’ve seen data showing job loss during the Bush tax cut era. Too busy to find a source for that now, but ask Mr. Google.

By: contrarian

contrarian — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 14:21:03 +0000

For the record, I’m not in the camp that says the recent tax rate extension is going to lower unemployment. Those rates are have already been in play. However, those rates have created or saved at least 100 million jobs over the last 10 years.

By: sybil diccion

sybil diccion — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 08:39:51 +0000

Wonder of wonders: On FauxNoise today, a reporter/commentator said that gas prices have risen in the last couple of weeks. The television anchor asked what was behind that move. The reporter said, “Anytime the economy improves, gas prices go up”. The anchor responded, “You’re saying the economy has improved and that’s why gas prices have gone up”.
“Yep”. And then he went on to explain that when the economy is better, people have more money to go on vacations, etc but if they have no money, less gas is used”.

Well, you coulda’ knocked me off my feet. FN ACTUALLY said the economy is improving. And now I’m wondering if Rush is clamoring to spread the good news.

Nah! I’ll bet not.

By: contrarian

contrarian — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 03:02:16 +0000

I say don’t believe everything you read from academia. Would you argue that most institutions of higher learning are ardently progressive in their ideology?