Comments on: Politics roundup https://www.overlawyered.com/2012/09/politics-roundup-3/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Mon, 08 Oct 2012 21:17:35 +0000 hourly 1 By: Dear “Big Bucks Are Spoiling Politics” Movement… - Overlawyered https://www.overlawyered.com/2012/09/politics-roundup-3/comment-page-1/#comment-174317 Sun, 30 Sep 2012 20:30:09 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=32808#comment-174317 […] note of what labor unions are doing on the Michigan ballot [Emilio Rocca/CEI, earlier] […]

]]> By: Bill Alexander https://www.overlawyered.com/2012/09/politics-roundup-3/comment-page-1/#comment-174085 Sat, 22 Sep 2012 00:45:30 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=32808#comment-174085 Just because someone is of college age, or is retired does not mean they don’t pay income taxes.

]]> By: D https://www.overlawyered.com/2012/09/politics-roundup-3/comment-page-1/#comment-174081 Fri, 21 Sep 2012 22:17:23 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=32808#comment-174081 re: “Romney’s view of government benefits as politically hypnotic mirrors a “gratitude” fallacy advanced by many progressives” by Julian Sanchez.
The author was spewing diatribe using the standard weasel words: “presumably”, “it’s hard to believe”, “a very tiny fraction”. So what are the numbers? The Matt Yglesias data does not say what Julian claims; the data represents the population that files a tax return, not those who pay net positive income taxes.
Even so, “a very tiny fraction” is verifiable, and I conclude that it is wrong. According to US Census (2000) data, 27% of the adult population falls within the typical age ranges for college (up to age 24, a liberal estimate) and retirement (over age 64, a conservative estimate). Compared to 47%, that is nowhere close to “a very tiny fraction”. That’s 20% who are net negative on taxes and not in college/retirement.

]]> By: Jesse Spurway https://www.overlawyered.com/2012/09/politics-roundup-3/comment-page-1/#comment-174074 Fri, 21 Sep 2012 18:17:26 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=32808#comment-174074 Politics at war with science?
Labeling and thimerosal
Vs
Evolution, Global warming, stem cell research, alternative energy sources, pollution, comments by Rick Santorum about educated people (although he may not have been thinking of scientists as educated)

Just off the top of my head.

Both sides get money from lobbyist pushing an agenda. And so many politicos aren’t willing to take the time to consider if someone is slipping money in their pockets for a vote…and may omit the whole truth in the process.

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