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  • Sep 17, 2009, 12:25 PM
    ETWolverine
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by spitvenom View Post
    Et what I was pointing out that out of the 300,000,000 users on facebook 210,000,000 are not Americans so any poll is pretty much bullsh*t. Well anything from facebook is pretty much bullsh*t

    True.

    But if THAT MANY people on Facebook are against nationalized health care, and 70% of them are likely from countries that OFFER nationalized health care, then it tells me that they are people who have experience with what national health care means AND 70% OF THEM DON'T LIKE IT.

    Essentially the poll has NO statistical value whatsoever. But it SHOULD be a warning to us about how well liked nationalized health care is around the world.

    Elliot
  • Sep 17, 2009, 01:06 PM
    spitvenom

    Et did you ever think not everyone voted on this poll ? What if 10 people voted and 7 said no that would be 70%. Hence Bullsh*t.
  • Sep 17, 2009, 01:18 PM
    ETWolverine
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by spitvenom View Post
    Et did you ever think not everyone voted on this poll ? What if 10 people voted and 7 said no that would be 70%. Hence Bullsh*t.

    True again.

    But then why mention 300 million users?

    I have no intention of checking the poll to see how many people have seen and voted in the poll. I happen to hate all the social linking websites.

    But if it wasn't a significant number of people who voted in the poll, why mention it at all?

    That's not a question for you, actually. It's a question for whoever first posted the poll.

    Elliot
  • Sep 17, 2009, 01:22 PM
    spitvenom

    I am with you on the social networking sites ET! I mention the 300 million because that has been on the news lately so I just wanted to point out it is not 300 million Americans.
  • Sep 17, 2009, 04:07 PM
    NeedKarma
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by ETWolverine View Post
    That's not a question for you, actually. It's a question for whoever first posted the poll.

    Elliot

    That would be inthebox.
  • Sep 17, 2009, 04:09 PM
    NeedKarma
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by ETWolverine View Post
    But if it wasn't a significant number of people who voted in the poll,

    As of right now it's 512 people.
  • Sep 18, 2009, 07:31 AM
    ETWolverine
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by NeedKarma View Post
    As of right now it's 512 people.

    About 1/3 the number in the IBD poll and 1/4 the number in the NPR poll.

    Rough estimates, of course.

    Elliot

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