28-08-2020, 06:59 PM
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Statistical manipulation (Lie)
It's true that - since April 2020 - there have been nine million people added to the US payroll, according to the US Bureau for Labor Statistics.
But what Mr Trump didn't mention was that this rise followed a much bigger loss of 22 million people from the payroll in March, when measures to tackle the pandemic were introduced.
28-08-2020, 07:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Omah
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So that's a NET LOSS of 13,000,000 jobs to go with the 6,069,281 COVID-19 cases and the 185,299 COVID-10 deaths - the figures are astounding - the worst in the world .....
28-08-2020, 08:07 PM
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Statistical manipulation (Lie)
President Trump didn't mention that the US has the world's highest overall number of Covid-19 deaths, nearly 180,000.
Instead, he highlighted the case fatality rate - the ratio of deaths to confirmed cases. Of those who tested positive for coronavirus, how many have died? It's true the US rate is relatively low on this measure compared with most major European countries, including the UK. It's not the lowest in the world - Norway, Japan, and South Korea are all lower, for example. A low case fatality rate could mean that widespread testing identifies lots of mild cases who were unlikely to die in the first place.
January 21: First US case confirmed
The following day, Trump says at a news conference that the US has coronavirus "totally under control. It's one person coming in from China, and we have it under control. It's going to be just fine."
28-08-2020, 11:26 PM
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Claim 5: "He [Joe Biden] has pledged a $4 trillion tax hike on almost all American families"Political over-statement (Lie)
However, this claim is misleading as the taxes would target the wealthiest Americans - not "almost all American families". The Tax Policy Centre found that 93% of the tax increases would be paid by taxpayers in the top fifth of households. High earners would see "substantially larger tax increases than households in other income groups, both in dollar amounts and as a share of their incomes."
29-08-2020, 09:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Omah
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Claim 5: "He [Joe Biden] has pledged a $4 trillion tax hike on almost all American families"Political over-statement (Lie)
Nothing works better for Trump than scaring the witless .....
Trump is right ... I suggest you actually read before you post.
These rich people will be most doctors lawyers and other professional workers. Corbyn came up with s similar idea and look what happened to him.
The left are destroying democratic voting Towns and cities in the USA. You don't see that on republican seats .... not a great advert for biden who supports it.
Biden has had 47 years to fix America, why has he left it to trump ?
29-08-2020, 11:48 AM
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Claim 6: "We obliterated 100% of the ISIS caliphate"True but Misleading
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But as the BBC reported at the time "despite the demise of its physical caliphate, IS remains a battle-hardened and well-disciplined force whose "enduring defeat is not assured." On 12 August, a top US military official laid out what was needed to score an enduring defeat against IS, noting the group still posed a threat.
29-08-2020, 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Omah
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Claim 6: "We obliterated 100% of the ISIS caliphate"True but Misleading
A statement strictly for the unsophisticated .....
Its not misleading at all if you use your brain Omah.
Keep trying to be "sophisticated"... although I think your wasting your time.
29-08-2020, 12:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Omah
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Claim 6: "We obliterated 100% of the ISIS caliphate"True but Misleading
A statement strictly for the unsophisticated .....
29-08-2020, 04:22 PM
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Claim 7: "We will always, and very strongly, protect patients with pre-existing conditions, and that is a pledge from the entire Republican Party"Empty words
Donald Trump and the Republican party want to repeal Obamacare and replace it, but have failed to do so despite pushing for it in Congress. In June, the administration asked the US Supreme Court to permanently end Obamacare - which includes those provisions for people with pre-existing conditions. If successful, it's not clear what the Trump administration would replace it with. President Trump has signalled that he may make insurers cover people with pre-existing conditions, but there's no detail yet.
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