Lies, damn lies & statistics

This chart is not a damn lie. It shows who exactly gets tax cuts and tax hikes. If you're reading this blog, Obama is who you want in the white house. (Unless there's someone out there in the top 1% -- more than approx 600K/yr. And if there is, we want to hear from you -- we got car repairs to pay for.)

Obama means more money in your pocket
Graphic by ChartJunk

Anyway, you know the old saw, "numbers don't lie"? Hah!, what a bunch of crap. Numbers lie all the time; you can make them say anything. The chart above presents things in the way that matters to individuals. It's represents things accurately. But check out this article at chartjunk. I know the Washington Post doesn't mean to distort the information ... they just aren't thinking.

Hat tip: Ezra Klein