The challenge is obvious.
Liars figure and figures lie.
People will present any data in a light that supports their position - no one is going to present negative data when they voice and opinion so the challenge is always:
1. When pronouns are used such as "they" or "them" we need to determine the actual source, generic pronouns are near useless to me, I always need the who.
2. I also verify the data - in this case the data was presented but the OP didn't do the math right and presented a number that supported his view and wasn't the data presented by the original source.
In the end, I'm skeptical of all information until I can verify it myself. Unfortunately it's the way of the world and it's been that way for me long before our current president.
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