On Ryan's tax announcement . . . "We get a cup of coffee"

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12. Let's look at the word "average"

This is so easy to manipulate.

The "average" usually refers to the "mean."

If I give a $400k break to the top 1%, and zero to everybody else, the "average" tax cut is $4,000 per person. But for 99% of the population it's still zero.

Now, if I give a $400k break to the top 1%, and take an extra $2800 from everybody else, the "average" tax cut is $1,200. And we get a big tax hike.

Now, an honest person might assume "average" refers to the median. But do you expect honesty from the RePutin Party?