How to change someone's opinion about raising taxes in 20 minutes

[Havax]

If they watch the entire video their opinion is likely to change. It's the most powerful video I've ever seen on the debt and taxes because of the clarity of the examples. Every liberal I've shown it to has agreed it's altered their opinion on tax increases. Spread it.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jboTeS9Okak&list=FL3qMCOv9NbjlznqS8rICa-A&index=6&feature=plpp_video

[cassielund99@gmail.com]

Doesn't this guy do infomercials.

[Sam I am]

Pardon me for this, but I skipped ahead a couple times while watching this video.

He started off saying something that I really agree with. He suggested that we do both. I'm sure most forum members here don't agree with that suggestion, but meh, who cares about logic.

First we had the "How Much is a Million (http://www.amazon.com/Million-Anniversary-Edition-Reading-Rainbow/dp/0688099335)" bit, now I've already read that book, so I skipped ahead.

Then he skipped ahead, and he talked about getting around to his "real numbers", and proceed to go into his How Much is a Million (http://www.amazon.com/Million-Anniversary-Edition-Reading-Rainbow/dp/0688099335) part 2, Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lies,_damned_lies,_and_statistics) edition, which ended up going through to the rest of the video. By the way, the federal expenditure is about 25% of gdp.

Yes, I know that spending does need to be cut. But I don't like the way it was presented here. I've seen these statistics tricks before, and I'm not impressed.

[lib3rtarian]

Same content, but this one is better.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=661pi6K-8WQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=661pi6K-8WQ)