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Yes, of course the Government lies to us but…..

YOU can usually find the truth if you go looking hard enough. You know, the real numbers about what is happening, not what the politicians’ spinmeisters have cooked up for that day’s newspaper stories.

That, at least in the US, is about to get a lot more difficult.

“The Statistical Abstract of the United States, published since 1878, is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. Use the Abstract as a convenient volume for statistical reference, and as a guide to sources of more information both in print and on the Web.”

It also says that the U.S. Census Bureau has decided to save $3 million per year by eliminating the Stat Abstract.

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Posted: 17th, January 2012 | In: Politicians | Comment