... is appreciated. With best wishes David (C)
Gotta love this post! Nearly split myself laughing. Well done @ I.F!
Top job MartyG. Loved the argument and the graphic! DC
.../building-to-budget-2010/ Cheers David
PS someone asked for the cost of funding the deficit relative to the cost of tax cuts. Here are the numbers: http://blog.labour.org.nz/index.php/2010/02/25/lies-damned-lies-and-statistics/comment-page-1/#comment-32848
Thanks Bright Red - will check that. DC
Link to recent Red Alert post here: http://blog.labour.org.nz/index.php/2010/02/25/lies-damned-lies-and-statistics/
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