Archive for February, 2008
Statistics FTW!
by David Kowis on Feb.07, 2008, under politics
DOCTORS:
(A) The number of doctors in the U.S. is 700,000
(B) Accidental deaths caused by physicians per year are 120,000
(C) Accidental deaths per physician is 17.14%
Statistics courtesy of the U.S.Dept of Health & Human Services
GUNS:
(A) The number of gun owners in the U.S. is 80,000,000 (yes that’s 80 million)
(B) The number of accidental gun deaths per year, all age groups, is 1,500
(C) The number of accidental deaths per gun owner is 0.001875%
Statistics courtesy of the FBI
So statistically, doctors are approximately 9,000 times more dangerous than gun owners. Remember, guns don’t kill people, doctors do.
FACT: NOT EVERYONE HAS A GUN, BUT ALMOST EVERYONE HAS AT LEAST ONE DOCTOR.
Not good enough.
by David Kowis on Feb.04, 2008, under Ron Paul, politics
Not good enough. Send it back and demand a balanced budget. If Bush were my financial officer, and I was on the board of directors (or whatever it is that leads and directs a corporation), I’d fire him.
“We won’t actually be making any money until 4 years from now, by which time I’ll be retired and this won’t be my problem anymore!”
Also, this isn’t a real plan. According to the article, the budget “assumes multi-year cuts in domestic discretionary programs, without detailing where these cuts are to occur beyond the first year.” That’s like saying, “We’ll save lots of money by reducing spending on various programs and things.” Well, where exactly is that going to come from? How much do the individual programs need to be reduced? Unacceptable. This is piss poor management of the money I’ve been forced to give to the government.
Worst. Budget. Ever.
Unlike our current President, Ron Paul has a tangible plan. I like how specific House Resolutions are cited in the plan. This man is actually doing something to help provide a better economy. He’s not doing it through increased regulations; trying to force people to do things. He’s opening up the market instead. Making it easier to do things, removing the amount of paperwork and bureaucracy that is required to do things.
Quite simply, Ron Paul as president is what this country needs. After that, we need a congress that supports his ideas.
