Psychology and Statistics- Barkin' Palin and the Android Phone

All the Central Bankers and Treasury Managers have huddled together and pumped massive amounts of money into the 'system' - no wonder that Wall Street put together a massive gain with indexes up > 11% . As I tell students, there are only two subjects worth knowing - psychology and statistics. A 100% gain doubles your investment, but just a 50% loss returns it to its original value. So smaller numbers can pack a bigger punch. Dow going from 8000 to 14000 was a 75% gain, Dow going from 14000 to 8000 is a 42.9% loss.

With the pit bull 'Barkin Palin' who is trying to bite off Obama and Biden, there is simple psychology. Inspire fear and hatred. Get the 'white' voters to be scared and vote for her ticket. Statistics after the election will demonstrate if her strategy worked.
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