Re:Steve Ballmer: facts on the US federal budget [video]
by zelifcam on Thursday September 12, 2024 @05:48PM
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I thought Jon Stewart did a good job this week of kindly exposing how he’s (unintentionally?) pushing misleading conclusions hiding behind his “I’m just reporting the numbers” speak.
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Re:Steve Ballmer: facts on the US federal budget [video]
by redserk on Thursday September 12, 2024 @06:15PM
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Yeah, I don’t think it’s even possible to have an objectively unbiased reporting of this. The moment you have to simplify any information, you’re introducing bias. For example, I wasn’t a fan of how the income tax bracket levels were chosen —- $150k doesn’t go that far in a lot of HCOL/VHCOL areas.
That said, I think these videos do a decent high level overview and have led me to search for more information, especially on immigration. I think this project is most effective when used as a starting point for further research.