Now I am going to have to go out and find the particular article.
1. The debate about a flat tax is irrelevant to the original statement that
the WSJ is beyond reproach. Whether you are for or against is immaterial.
My point is that the WSJ is just as likely to be inaccurate as any other
news source. I still stand by that.
2. The article*s* were not editorials.
3. The article*s* used data sets from a dubious source that manufactured
the data. The first time they reported this data as fact ---- and several
other news agencies also reported this ---- I can forgive. Everyone wanted
to be first to print with this and being first to market sometimes results
in errors. However, the second time they posted the data sets when they
were known to be false is unforgiveable. They reported as fact data sets
that were known to be manufactured.
So, my original thesis still stand: The WSJ is no more or less accurate than
any other major news outlet.
----Original Message Follows----
From: Bryan-TheBS-Smith <b.j.smith@ieee.org>
Reply-To: slug-politics@nks.net
To: slug-politics@nks.net
Subject: Re: [SLUG-POL] Another political spectrum test
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2001 08:13:31 -0400
Steven Johnson wrote:
> Take a step back :) I stated that the WSJ knowingly printed inaccurate
> information. The data they used was materially flawed.
You mean the _editorial_ on flat taxes? Everybody thinks their
viewpoint of taxation and economics is fact, and everybody else's is
wrong.
> You stated that the WSJ, for whatever reason, was beyond reproach.
In reporting and verifying information from other sources, they do a
fine job. Now if you have a problem with the source, I'll get you
it shortly.
> I countered by providing a known example that they are just as equally
> prone to intentionally mislead as any other publication.
Again, taxation/economics are up for debate. It is obvious that you
believe--er, "know" flat taxes are wrong. Please explain _your_
"facts" and how the WSJ, myself (among others) are reporting "false"
information when we present the flat tax _debate_.
Again, don't mix truthful reporting with opinions, beliefs and
editorials.
-- TheBS
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