Vick, I see no difference at all. Moore makes his opinion known by taking documentary and adding satirical twists. He claims it is the truth. Rush Limbaugh gets on the radio and states as fact things that are not entirely true (often due to omission, or by taking information out of context).
I am WAY more concerned that people listen to Rush and take his opinion as fact than I do from someone watching one of Moore's films... who has the power?
Rush's site today: "Only The Rich Pay Taxes - Top 50% of Wage Earners Pay 96.09% of Income Taxes " - sounds bad, until you go a little further in the math: What percentage of the US population works at or near minimum wage? of the 96.09% of taxes, how much does the upper 2-3% pay? Are you doing this on a percentage of income or pure dollars?
It is misleading, it isn't entirely honest, and it misrepresents the real facts... you have a sliding tax scale in the US, and 50% of a BIG number is alot higher than 30% of a bunch of small numbers... Say you make a million, pay half a million in tax... another guy makes 15k, pays 30%... how many 15k guys does it take? In this case, top 1% pays 50% of the taxes! OH MY GOD!
It's horseshit at it's finest.
Alex
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