r/neoliberal • u/dubyahhh Salt Miner Emeritus • Oct 02 '24

⚡⚡⚡THUNDERDOME⚡⚡⚡ ⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡ VICE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE THUNNNNNNDAHDOME ⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡

NO MODS

NO GODS

HIDE YOUR COUCHES

THAT'S RIGHT

IT'S TIME FOR THE VP DEBATE

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u/Zeke-Nnjai Oct 02 '24

Least disingenuous political graphic

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u/Integralds Dr. Economics | brrrrr Oct 02 '24

That is downright malpractice

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u/alejandrocab98 Oct 02 '24 edited Oct 02 '24

Maybe I’m dumb but what’s so terrible about it?

Edit: I am indeed dumb, that’s obvious

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u/Integralds Dr. Economics | brrrrr Oct 02 '24

Left-hand side: change in grocery prices over 3.5 years

Right-hand side: change in wages over ~12 months

Why on Earth would you make that comparison?

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u/Creamofwheatski Oct 02 '24

To make Bidens post pandemic recovery which was the best in the world seem bad so people vote for Trump. Any other questions?

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '24 edited Oct 02 '24

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u/die_hoagie MALAISE FOREVER Oct 02 '24

Rule 0: Ridiculousness

Refrain from posting conspiratorial nonsense, absurd non sequiturs, and random social media rumors hedged with the words "so apparently..."

If you have any questions about this removal, please contact the mods.

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u/vanderZwan Oct 02 '24

You're not dumb, it's just that part of you still expects people to not be deceptive (aka "have basic human decency"), and the data visualization exploits that. So you're just showing why it's working.