taxation

[BigV]

I don't roll with mercy, you know that. I didn't make any responses to your post that were incorrect, though my *opinion* and politifact's *opinion* differ on the whole stupid millionaire/secretary stupidity.

I don't follow all the links, and in this case, I already knew what the hell I was talking about. No need to read it. I know the facts, I know my opinion. When I did read it, it was a complete affirmation of what I'd already said, excepting the already noted difference of opinion about the millionaire/secretary point.

As for why I don't make the same "true but misleading" assessment about Obama's statement that I made about Cronyn's statement is that I don't believe that.

Obama's statements are correct, as Cronyn's was. But the implications of Cronyn's statement, or more precisely the inferences made by the listeners who then proclaim their opinions of the President's statement are NOT misleading. Go look at your bold emphasis. Which one is wrong? None of them is wrong. None of them is misleading, so that is why I don't say the same thing about Obama's statement. It doesn't apply.

As for the editorial comment in the last text box, that is exactly what I'm talking about, people's inferences. "Oh... the pres said secretaries pay higher taxes than millionaires. (fill in reaction here)". You can draw that conclusion, but he didn't say that.