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Economy

markodochartaigh

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5. "Figures

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sat Aug 16, 2025, 12:47 PM

Aug 16

often beguile me," Twain wrote, "particularly when I have the arranging of them myself; in which case the remark attributed to Disraeli would often apply with justice and force: 'There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.'"

Chapters from My Autobiography, Mark Twain, 1907

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Millions Of American Workers Just Appeared. Why That Might Be A Mirage [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Aug 16 OP

Native-born? These un-American assholes. That was never even a thing before Trump Walleye Aug 16 #1

"might be a mirage": Gee, might it? They just can't stop peddling bullshit. Scrivener7 Aug 16 #2

For some reason they downplay that foreign born survey takers might be saying they are native born progree Aug 16 #3

I guarantee you that lots of investors, etc., investing in the Economy vs. stocks, real estate, etc. are going to SWBTATTReg Aug 16 #4

"Figures markodochartaigh Aug 16 #5