tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post4479480432770927469..comments2024-03-29T09:59:03.164-04:00Comments on the daily howler: More from the world of bad reporting!<b>bob somerby</b>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02963464534685954436noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-21721755116542340972013-09-26T09:50:43.980-04:002013-09-26T09:50:43.980-04:00yes, its either "5%" or ".05" ...yes, its either "5%" or ".05" without the "%" when multiplying, but I think most people would understand what i meant.certifiedgooglemachineoperatornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-35994732447240478802013-09-26T07:44:15.637-04:002013-09-26T07:44:15.637-04:00Sorry but your math is a bit off.
1 percent (not...Sorry but your math is a bit off. <br /><br />1 percent (not .01 percent) of 100 billion is 1 billion.<br /><br />1 percent (not .01 percent) of 800 billion is 8 billion.<br /><br />5 percent (not .05 percent) of 800 billion is 40 billion.<br /><br />The cut was 5 percent, not .05 percent.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-27000537989901673102013-09-25T20:22:56.680-04:002013-09-25T20:22:56.680-04:00sorry, i got it wrong. its 800 billion (over ten ...sorry, i got it wrong. its 800 billion (over ten years) x .05% = 40 billion cut over ten years. <br /><br />got to give somerby credit on this one, at least in my case -- i was very confused.<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supplemental_Nutrition_Assistance_Program#Costs<br /><br />(see "costs" section)certifiedgooglemachineoperatornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-66034601060773853132013-09-25T19:38:24.521-04:002013-09-25T19:38:24.521-04:00certified,
Just so you know, Bob's well aware...certified,<br /><br />Just so you know, Bob's well aware of the context of the amount of the cuts because it was discussed in the NYT earlier this week. But we are supposed to pretend that we don't know that. Even though there is a link at the top of the new article to the old article and , indeed, a link to a chronology of the farm/SNAP bill over the past few years. In fact, Bob could receive email alerts from the NYTImes on all farm bill news, but he would rather yell at the kids to get off his lawn.<br /><br />Trollmesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-91023727508893954442013-09-25T19:24:16.549-04:002013-09-25T19:24:16.549-04:00Anon@702: Just leave now.Anon@702: Just leave now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-43308622166947289872013-09-25T19:02:51.144-04:002013-09-25T19:02:51.144-04:00You agree and yet you still have to take a dig at ...You agree and yet you still have to take a dig at him!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-81581613945161474532013-09-25T18:44:04.030-04:002013-09-25T18:44:04.030-04:00"...or 5%/year on average"
the 5% cut i..."...or 5%/year on average"<br /><br />the 5% cut is of the whole program. so I assume the total snap benefits allocated for the next ten years is 80 billion. [80 billion x .05 = 4 billion]<br /><br />"The $40 billion cut — $4 billion a year over the next decade — amounts to about 5 percent of the total program cost." -nprcertifiedgooglemachineoperatornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-69112339626437725162013-09-25T16:45:33.215-04:002013-09-25T16:45:33.215-04:00 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/09/19/22... http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/09/19/224201716/house-gop-lawmakers-vote-to-cut-food-stampscertifiedgooglemachineoperatornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-41704203114641203322013-09-25T16:43:38.237-04:002013-09-25T16:43:38.237-04:00 4 million/year cut over next ten years, or 5%/yea... 4 million/year cut over next ten years, or 5%/year on averagecertifiedgooglemachineoperatornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-26123476955798411612013-09-25T14:49:52.076-04:002013-09-25T14:49:52.076-04:00OMB
Your Howler keeps not getting results!
KZ (W...OMB<br /><br />Your Howler keeps not getting results!<br /><br />KZ (Who agrees with BOB on this post)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-76809030405736885522013-09-25T14:21:37.153-04:002013-09-25T14:21:37.153-04:001000 pages sounds like a lot too.1000 pages sounds like a lot too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com