WaPo Complains About Budget Ignorance, But Doesn't Take Any Responsibility

Christopher Ingraham had a piece in the Post's wonkblog in which he reports on a Pew poll showing the public has no idea where there tax dollars are going. The poll found that oe third of respondents thought foreign aid was the biggest item in the budget. In fact, it accounts for less than one percent of spending.


While we can decry the ignorance of the American people, the media deserves much of the blame in the same way that teachers are held responsible for the poor performance of their st...

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Published on October 03, 2014 15:09
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