I was reading along until shortly after this point. Then it started talking about truth or ignorance of the two dominant candidates. At 08:01 AM 10/13/2000, First Name Last Name wrote:
This is in reference to the most recent debate, but it has important points for cpunks to consider (though some of these will be pretty obvious). --------------------------- L i b e r t y W i r e
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Smaller Government
... And don't look to either party to pressure its
candidate to reduce government. The Republicans have increased spending during their five years in control of Congress at a rate of 3.2% per year, while the Democrats in the previous five years increased spending by 3.9% a year -- hardly a significant difference. Spending during George Bush, Sr.'s four years as President increased by 4.3% per year, while spending during Clinton's seven years in office has increased by 3.2% per year.
I did the math. ((3.2*5)+(3.9*3))/8~=3.5 (3.4625) 3.5 !=3.2 I don't have but two years documented here to figure the spending increase for Bush Sr. but I imagine it too will not add up. If I got my math severly wrong, be sure to let me know. ...
Fallacy #8: "There's a difference in character between the candidates."
This may be the biggest fallacy of all. Bush and Gore are each trying to sell you on the idea that his character is superior to Bill Clinton's.
But Clinton's biggest moral flaw is his inability to tell the truth. And neither Mr. Bush nor Mr. Gore has demonstrated any regard for the truth. The fallacies I've listed here (and a more complete listing would make this article far too long) show that neither one is reluctant to perpetuate fraudulent assumptions. The only excuse either can offer is that he isn't aware that the assumptions are false -- in which case his ignorance makes him unfit to be President.
It's simple: both Al Gore and George Bush are too dishonest to be considered, or too ignorant to be qualified. You aren't going to get what you by electing a politician won't even tell the truth about the current state of government or his intentions for the Presidency. ... At this point, based on the above math, I stopped reading.
Good luck, Sean Roach