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To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (12270)	10/31/2003 12:19:16 PM
From: Ian@SI	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 95574

I have little patience for blatant dishonesty. You mean like the congressman being interviewed on CNBC who swore that drugs shouldn't be imported from Canada because the FDA can't guarantee their safety. I guess he's hoping that the public doesn't understand that the world supply of FDA approved drugs come out of the same FDA approved factories which may be located in any part of the world. The only difference between a drug sold in Canada and the same drug sold in the United States is the price. Of course, campaign contributions made by drug companies and their lobbying groups wouldn't affect his thinking too much. Yeah, right! Ian

To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (12270)	11/3/2003 11:12:17 AM
From: willcousa	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 95574

I have seen another kind of dishonesty (at least intellectual dishonesty) on the part of economists. I was chairing a committee made up of bank economists and bank tax directors and posed a question which I thought would set off quite an argument among the economists. I asked "What type of tax system would be best for the economy?" I got unanimous agreement - "a flat tax". I was so taken aback that I asked "Do you all agree that a flat tax would be best for the economy?" Again they all said yes. I asked why don't we hear this from economists more often?. They answered - NO ONE EVER ASKS THAT QUESTION.