Blaming the Market

[meus-ovatio.livejournal.com]

( Who to blame, it doesn't matter. )

Jon Stewart and Fox News at the summit of Mount Fib

[telemann.livejournal.com]

Jon Stewart made his first appearance on a Sunday morning political show, appearing on Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace (incidentally one of the lowest rated Sunday morning shows; Meet the Press with David Gregory is the highest rated). During the course of his interview, Stewart said "Who are the most consistently misinformed media viewers? … Fox viewers, consistently, every poll." Turns out Stewart was wrong according to Politifact (a website that checks politicians/ electoral candidates' statements, but also will analyze media coverage of specific news stories). While it was true that in two surveys, Fox News viewers were the least informed and in some others "merely near the bottom," but Politifact noted that on some specific news stories-- Fox News viewers viewers were occasionally more informed that Daily Show viewers (but not other media outlets). So ultimately, Politifact declared Stewart's statement "False." Stewart made a public apology, saying it would be highly irresponsible not to issue a correction in good faith.

( Then the fun began )

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[enders-shadow.livejournal.com]

I admit this is a nascent thought, but here goes anyway:

idea for a progressive tax system:


the % paid goes up for each additional digit
so a person making 4 digits a year pays no taxes
a person making 5 digits a year pays 5%
a person making 6 digits a year pays 10%
a person making 7 digits a year pays 15%
a person making 8 digits a year pays 25%

and so on. (exact %'s aren't the point here, but the idea is)
we can cap it at those making 10 digits paying, say, 50% a year


thoughts?