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  1. The point is valid, but that graph is terrible. Why does the vertical axis range from $15M to $15.4M, a value roughly 2.6% higher?

    Seriously, using a Bacon-scale rating from 1 to The Amount of Bacon They Feed Osama Bin Laden in Hell, I give that graph a rating of -[Avogadro’s number]. Our best argument against the hippies right now is mathematical literacy, and if we throw that away to make cool looking graphs that mischaracterize our point, I might switch sides since at least the Libs want to make it easier for Sandra Fluke to not reproduce.

  2. “Why does the vertical axis range from $15M to $15.4M?”

    Because the numbers being depicted are between $15M to $15.4M.

    If the percentage of difference between the numbers was better for making their point, I imagine they would have used a vertical scale showing from 1 to 3 percent — still showing an increase.

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