The Lying New York Times

Writes economist George Reisman:

The November 30, 2012 National (print) Edition of The New York Times’ main front page story is titled “Complaints Aside, Most Face Lower Tax Burden Than in the Reagan ’80s.”

The story takes up a sixth of the first page and spans an additional full two and a third pages inside the paper. It is clearly meant to convey something major and that at the same time happens to provide support for the Obama Administration’s current efforts to raise taxes. Namely, the proposition that accepting Obama’s tax increases will still leave most people with lower taxes than they paid under Reagan.

Unfortunately, for The Times and its prodigious propaganda effort, throughout the article “the Reagan ’80s” turn out to mean just the year 1980, which was not at all part of the Reagan ’80s, but was the last year of the Carter Administration….

Interestingly, the Times may have already been told that its headline was blatantly dishonest. Its online version of the same article carries the title “Tax Burden Is Lower for Most Americans Than in the 1980s.” The Times apparently thinks that it can get away with its dishonesty simply by removing the reference to Reagan.

Read Reisman’s blog post “Dishonesty on Front Page of New York Times.”

vox

Although I thrive on as much accurate historical information as possible; who cares whether taxes were lower or higher in the past? Taxation and public spending is clearly immoral, and it should be beaten back as far as possible. One thing is for sure: the government is going to default indirectly or directly. We’re broke. All public spending is arbitrary and unaccountable and its merits are dubious at best. I’d argue they’re downright harmful to the well-being of humanity.
Americans love divorce (under heavy influence by the state). Let’s take that concept and apply it to discussions of nullification and secession. If and when states leave the union, let them go. You can still be friends and trade with them. It can be a much more amicable separation than husband and wife.
Anonymous

Wow, I just appreciate the reminder that there is a George Reisman blog!!!
I’m gonna hang out there a while and look at the archives.
Thanks, Tom. And thanks to the missus for the great turkey technique.
fr33mannh

Its so important to have eyes/ears of truth and to share the same! We no longer have a credible MSM press corps. If not for the alternative press, we would be forever lost in the lies/deceit!