tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post6649078214452244211..comments2024-03-18T22:21:33.261-07:00Comments on The Debate Link: The 47%, ReduxDavid Schraubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04946653376744012423noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-26864627240920217172013-10-23T09:18:47.028-07:002013-10-23T09:18:47.028-07:00Speaking of doubtful "mostly true" state...Speaking of doubtful "mostly true" statements, I couldn't find this topic discussed on Politifact.EWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07704258203202907249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-60331759714666152592013-10-22T19:54:27.250-07:002013-10-22T19:54:27.250-07:00The 47% figure is weird in two ways:
(1) Maine ge...The 47% figure is weird in two ways:<br /><br />(1) Maine generally has a higher employment rate than the US as a whole, especially in summer, so even if Romney were right that 47% of the US as a whole is uselessly sucking the government teat, Maine probably would have a slightly lower percent.<br /><br />(2) LePage's own statisticians in Maine state government put the employment to population ratio at 60%. So even if everyone were "able bodied" and able to be employed for wages, that still would be only 40% of them not working.<br /><br />Maybe 47% is a kind of mystical number for Republicans now, like 42 for nerds.PGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09381347581328622706noreply@blogger.com