Party of the Rich Update
Chris, his attempt at belittling me aside, has more on campaign contributions. A very good read I have to say. It does prove my point that the highest dollar value contributions go to the Democrats:
What those numbers tell us is the political skew of a very slim top percentile — the very rich.
That would fit my (and most folks’) definition of the richest.
The exchange is confusing to follow, so I suggest you read this in this order:
For Tom
Fat Cats
Party of the Rich
Lies, Damn Lies and . . .
And this post you’re currently looking at.
And I wasn’t rebutting Chris’ post, I just think we disagree on what constitutes rich and richest.
By the way, he must be right because his chart is prettier than mine. Nice job.
October 10th, 2003 at 4:11 pm
Belittling?
October 10th, 2003 at 4:18 pm
It may not have been your intent, but i interpreted lies, damn lies and … and Statistics are fun (and hard). Say Uncle’s rebuttal . . . to be a bit snide.
I could have been mistaken, of course.
October 10th, 2003 at 4:19 pm
Ah, no, sorry, I meant no offense.. I just figured it was an appropriate saying for either of us. I found it amusing that we both can look at a vast body of statistics such as opensecrets.org and see different things.
October 10th, 2003 at 4:22 pm
I think we see the same things, we just interpret the top of the chain (high dollar donors) differently.
October 10th, 2003 at 4:25 pm
Indeed.. In any event, I wasn’t trying to be rude.
When I said statistics are fun (and hard), I meant it quite genuinely.. for me, at least. 🙂
October 10th, 2003 at 4:29 pm
Full disclosure: I lifted the table right from their site.
October 16th, 2003 at 12:41 am
Delicious Mix Tape
1. Guy Montag – Burn, Cubs, Burn b/w Hottest Chick on Earth 2. Say Uncle – When Dogs Attack b/w Party of the Rich 3. My Quiet Life – Korn (or, Supply Side Solutions) 4. Musings of a Philosophical Scrivener…