Comments on: The Slippery Guvernator http://jeffnolan.com/wp/2008/01/09/the-slippery-guvernator/ Jeff Nolan's take on innovation, entrepreneurship, tech and stuff that interests me Thu, 17 May 2012 21:05:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Brian R http://jeffnolan.com/wp/2008/01/09/the-slippery-guvernator/comment-page-1/#comment-214616 Brian R Wed, 16 Jan 2008 20:45:39 +0000 http://jeffnolan.com/wp/2008/01/09/the-slippery-guvernator/#comment-214616 In fairness nearly all politicians and lobbyists do that. And it's on both sides of the "cutback" fence too. When the rate of increase is reduced, even when the rate is still above inflation, people will complain about "terrible cutbacks" in their favorite programs. Lies, damn lies, statistics... and then spin. In fairness nearly all politicians and lobbyists do that. And it’s on both sides of the “cutback” fence too. When the rate of increase is reduced, even when the rate is still above inflation, people will complain about “terrible cutbacks” in their favorite programs.

Lies, damn lies, statistics… and then spin.

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