Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Propaganda You Can Believe In - cont'd

I guess I'm not the only one who can add, subtract, multiply, and divide...

A couple of days ago, I focused on the jobless numbers that got tossed around, but Mankiw's simple calculations on cost/benefit are just as revealing.

Imagine if they actually taught everyone in public schools how to spot these simple mathematical incongruities?

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