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Politics : Just the Facts, Ma'am: A Compendium of Liberal Fiction

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To: TimF who wrote (69773)	2/23/2009 2:07:31 PM
From: Arthur Radley	Read Replies (1) of 90947

Okay, Tim! Lets take another stab and see if we can turn the light bulb on for you. Forget Clinton and the DJIA results under his term....now take the numerical gain in the DJIA from the time Reagan started his term, add in the numerical gain under Bush I and then add in the numerical gain/loss under Bush II. With this cumulative number, now tell me if the DJIA gained or lost during this period. Now convert this into a percentage, and tell me if that percentage is a positive or negative number for the entire term of Reagan and the Bush's boys. Second, assume on a given date(Monday) you have the interger(1) and it increases to (2) for a 100% gain. However, by Friday it turns into (-.5) Now you gained 100% from 1 to 2, but what is your % of loss from (2) to (-.5). But more importantly on Friday did you end up with a positive % number, or was it a negative? Remember Tim! You made a 100% gain on the wayup, but what did you do on the downside and ending result? If this doesn't work, visit a local kindergarten teacher and get him/her to explain percentage vs intergers.

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