19 Feb 2014 12:49 pm
More info on Cannon's lie:golfboy » 19 Feb 2014 12:33 pm » wrote: Did you notice that cannon gave Carter credit for 5 years, 77 through 81? No to mention the "to 154%", which clearly is dishonest, trying to make Carter's "accomplishment" look better than it was.
1977 4.6% $2,086.0
1978 5.6% $2,356.6
1979 3.2% $2,632.1
1980 -0.2% $2,862.5
1981 2.6% $3,210.9
In order to reach Cannon's "to 154%% claim, you have to give him credit for gdp growth in 1977 AND 1981. Since he was only President for 4 years, you can only give him credit for 4 years. either 1977 through 1980, or 1978 through 1981.
When you do that, you find his actual increase was only 37.1%, or "up to 137%" in 1977 through 1980 in Cannon's vernacular, or 36.3% for 1978 through 1980.
No matter which date range you select, Cannon is a liar.