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Old 02-21-2018, 03:55 PM
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Probably the same polling outfit that predicted Clinton would win the 2016 presidential election.
You mean the one where she actually won the popular vote in a landslide?
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Old 02-21-2018, 03:59 PM
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Poll: Few voters report seeing bigger paychecks after tax changes

Oops.

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/...aw-poll-417884
And if we're being really honest here - and don't worry, I'd never accuse you or Politico of being honest - most Americans are paid bi-weekly or semi monthly. The poll that Politico references: The POLITICO/Morning Consult poll was conducted February 15-19, surveying 1,989 registered voters.


Since the revised tax tables didn't take effect until Feb 1, folks paid weekly and folks paid semi-monthly current would likely be the only folks who would have received a paycheck taxed using the new tax tables during the time the survey was conducted. The survey would likely not have included folks who were paid under semi-monthly in arrears, biweekly in arrears, and monthly payroll schedules. That's a pretty damn big swath of folks who would not yet have received a paycheck yet under the new tax tables. The survey results can't help but be skewed as a result.

I'm included in that group, by the way, that hasn't received a paycheck yet that would have been taxed under the new tax tables. I won't receive my first check under the new tables until Friday. I'll be able to see it electronically tomorrow. I'll let you know if the change is noticeable or not.
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Old 02-21-2018, 04:05 PM
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You mean the one where she actually won the popular vote in a landslide?
A 2.8 million vote difference out of nearly 129 million votes cast is considered a "landslide"? Wow, who knew?
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Old 02-21-2018, 04:42 PM
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A 2.8 million vote difference out of nearly 129 million votes cast is considered a "landslide"? Wow, who knew?
It is every bit as much a landslide as Trump's electoral vote victory (neither are). But your Dear Dotard can't shut up about the magnitude of his electoral landslide (that wasn't).
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Old 02-21-2018, 05:28 PM
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A 2.8 million vote difference out of nearly 129 million votes cast is considered a "landslide"? Wow, who knew?
It’s called irony. Using hyperbole in a claim almost as ridiculous as your hero Trump’s. You clearly missed it.
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Old 02-21-2018, 08:03 PM
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It’s called irony. Using hyperbole in a claim almost as ridiculous as your hero Trump’s. You clearly missed it.
Yeah, I missed it, likely because it's hard to tell the difference between your usual BS and your ironic BS.
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Old 02-21-2018, 08:25 PM
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Yeah, I missed it, likely because it's hard to tell the difference between your usual BS and your ironic BS.
Amusing, coming from someone who is regularly shown to be completely wrong about pretty much every “point” you try to make, once the facts are brought forward.
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Old 02-22-2018, 06:59 AM
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Amusing, coming from someone who is regularly shown to be completely wrong about pretty much every “point” you try to make, once the facts are brought forward.
Amusing, coming from someone who brought the "fake news" forward in your post #59.
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Old 02-22-2018, 07:06 AM
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Amusing, coming from someone who brought the "fake news" forward in your post #59.
You criticizing anyone else for fake news makes it quite clear that you're immune to irony.
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Old 02-22-2018, 07:31 AM
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You criticizing anyone else for fake news makes it quite clear that you're immune to irony.
Uh huh. You're still posting in this thread after being shown to be wrong time after time, Mr. Anecdote. Now THAT's irony.
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