Bush To Alter Economic Stats Again

[annuin]

Last week, the Census Bureau released statistics showing that for the first time in years, poverty had increased for three straight years, while the number of Americans without health care increased to a record level. But instead of changing its economic and health care policies, the Bush administration today is announcing plans to change the way the statistics are compiled. The move is just the latest in a series of actions by the White House to doctor or eliminate longstanding and nonpartisan economic data collection methods.

http://www.misleader.org/daily_mislead/read.asp?fn=df09012004.html


Because we all know it's the statistics that are to blame, not the policies...

Then again, we also all know that you can make people believe a whole lot of stuff if you hide the facts deeply enough and repeat the lies enough.

Comments

[leonatos.livejournal.com]

The question is, how are they going to change the way that statistics are collected? It's going to be part amusing, part horrifying to watch. I wonder if anyone will make an attempt in Bush's life and how they are going to cover that up/blow it out of proportion. Maybe warp some statistics along the way.

[tanthe.livejournal.com]

Well, starting by having a partisan group rather than a non-partisan private organisation collect the statistics.

Plus there are all kinds of guidelines and rules for how and what is included in statistics, I'm sure they can re-write those rules and/or pick and choose what they feel should be included or not.