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[b]It also pulls the usual dodges of comparing "taxes as a percentage of GDP" from one era to the next, as though such a ratio had any relevant meaning;
What the Frack!
THAT's WHY YOU USE RATIOS!!!!!
When you compare the RATIO of GDP, inflation plays no part in the equation! If I spend 40% of $100 in 1913 or $40% of $100 in Star Date 2016, the ration stays the fracking same!
This revelation should draw criticism to the New York Times. One thing I remember during the mid to late 1980's was that the oil and gas industry suffered greatly as prices and drilling plummeted. Thousands upon thousands were out of work in that particular field.
Not only did they say the exact opposite of what the NYT said but they then tried to claim that the NYT said something it didn't. These sorts of lies are why no one with half a brain trusts or even reads garbage like Breitbart.
I think I filled up the GTX with $15.
We could actually go places.
Yes, the dollar was strong.
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