Re: "Nazis Run Our Space Program" -- Peace Activist Bruce Gag-Me

From: Fred J. McCall (fmccall_at_earthlink.net)
Date: 03/17/05 

Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 12:27:02 GMT

Herb Schaltegger <herb.schaltegger@gmail.com.invalid> wrote:

:In article <d1a2f9$qif$1@newslocal.mitre.org>,
: "Ami Silberman" <silber@mitre.org> wrote:
:
:> In the case of single person making $7,500 per year, the "lucky ducky" gets
:> $303 back from the government, which is about 4% of their income, or less
:> than half of what they pay in social security and Medicare.
:
:Well, why should Fred let facts stand in the way of his righteous
:indignation?

And why should you and Mr Silberman let a little thing like arithmetic
stand in the way of yours?

It's an odd universe indeed where 4% is "less than half" of 7.65%.

Hint: Multiple 4 times 2 and see if it is less than 7.65. 

-- 
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 territory."
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