I'd push the first part of Tom's comments a little bit further. It appears to me (my sampling of cable talk channels is inexact and non-rigorous) that the bulk of analysts tend to talk about the political consequences of pending decisions, not the full range of consequences. So it wouldn't be will the healthcare plan create more jobs or cost more jobs unless you were talking about the next election cycle.
David ________________________________ From: Tom Wolper <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [TV orNotTV] Fwd: The Laziest Moment in CNN History A lot of what analysts are asked to do is to determine the consequences of current decisions or pending decisions: will the healthcare plan create more jobs or cost jobs? Would a tax on soda lower the obesity rate? How will state cuts in education funding affect students graduating three years from now? The easiest answers are content-free, cautiously predicting one way while hedging, or being a hack and spouting the party/foundation ideological line without going into particulars. -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
