Obama's first failed appointment - Page 32

TheMercenary · 04-24-2009, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Redux

Thats cool..but I (and many professionals in a variety of fields) will still look at polls as one tool among many for a snapshot of public opinion ...and understand the limitations.

And most professionals who deal with statistical models on a regular basis, every day and in practice, agree that polls are really quite worthless.

TheMercenary · 04-24-2009, 06:27 PM

Maybe you should do a poll?

sugarpop · 04-25-2009, 10:07 PM

It's funny, because I hear wealthier people say all the time in interviews that they should be paying more.

TheMercenary · 04-26-2009, 06:36 AM

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Originally Posted by sugarpop

It's funny, because I hear wealthier people say all the time in interviews that they should be paying more.

Wealthier than whom?

Uber 0.1% of the population wealthy or the people in the middle, say 100k - 350k? Because I doubt you will ever hear the later group state that.

sugarpop · 04-26-2009, 11:42 PM

Actors, people in entertainment, journalists, Warren Buffet, people like that.

TheMercenary · 04-27-2009, 07:10 PM

How much does an "actor" make? So you lump "Actors, people in entertainment, journalists" and Warren Buffet in the same group. I don't follow.

sugarpop · 05-01-2009, 12:42 AM

Some actors and people in entertainment make boatloads of money, others just make a living.

I'm not claiming that they make nearly as much as Warren Buffet, but they do make a lot, much more than average, and many of them have said they think they should pay more taxes. YOU challenged what I said. I was just giving examples of people I have heard say that. Warran Buffet just happens to be one of them.

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04-27-2009, 07:10 PM	#6
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	How much does an "actor" make? So you lump "Actors, people in entertainment, journalists" and Warren Buffet in the same group. I don't follow. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

04-25-2009, 10:07 PM	#3
sugarpop Professor Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: the edge of the abyss Posts: 1,947	It's funny, because I hear wealthier people say all the time in interviews that they should be paying more.

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sugarpop Professor Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: the edge of the abyss Posts: 1,947	Actors, people in entertainment, journalists, Warren Buffet, people like that.

05-01-2009, 12:42 AM	#7
sugarpop Professor Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: the edge of the abyss Posts: 1,947	Some actors and people in entertainment make boatloads of money, others just make a living. I'm not claiming that they make nearly as much as Warren Buffet, but they do make a lot, much more than average, and many of them have said they think they should pay more taxes. YOU challenged what I said. I was just giving examples of people I have heard say that. Warran Buffet just happens to be one of them.

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