Re: OT - "lie" vs "error"

docdwarf_at_panix.com
Date: 03/28/05 

Date: 28 Mar 2005 09:08:05 -0500

In article <joe_zitzelberger-D19F9F.09030228032005@ispnews.usenetserver.com>,
Joe Zitzelberger <joe_zitzelberger@nospam.com> wrote:
>In article <d27ong$5k2$1@panix5.panix.com>, docdwarf@panix.com wrote:

[snip]

>> Gracious of you to admit that. I consider the matter closed, then.
>
>I would be quite happy to close it with a single dangling question -- we
>have strong evidence that many people believe that 'social security is
>not a tax, but an investment in ones retirement'. What hypothesis do
>you propose to explain the source of this belief?

I barely know what *I* believe, let alone other people; you might ask one
of the adherents about their foundations.

DD

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