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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
On the forseen thing, I stopped arguing with you because I couldn't figure out what the hell you were talking about, and because I thought the inconsistency between what the President said and what the NYT article related was pretty clear.
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why Duran said "no mas" doesn't matter as to Leonard's record.
You quoted Bush saying: "Our society has changed in ways the founders of Social Security could not have foreseen. In today's world, people are living longer and therefore drawing benefits longer - and those benefits are scheduled to rise dramatically over the next few decades"
and then quoted a study that had about the same % of people over 65 FORSEEN when ss started.
That number is meaningless unless the slope (the amount of change per year) in the number was also predicted. If 10 years ago the % predicted was higher than actual and now its equal we have a problem (the amount is increasing too fast- several reasons why this is true), and Bush's statement is fine.
If the prediction was accurate as to the change, the people who made the prediction were some amazing people.
Either way, in the end it is pathetic you are reduced to this as your "lie" du jour- given that a year ago you were trying to say Bush lied us into war.
Ever hear the story of the little boy who cried wolf?
