XPost: uk.politics.drugs, uk.legal   
   From: stibbons@unseen.ac.am   
      
   B Sellers wrote:   
   > On 11/04/2010 02:30 AM, Norman Wells wrote:   
   >> Phil Stovell wrote:   
   >>> On Thu, 04 Nov 2010 10:05:51 +0200, Joe wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> For the first time in history people have voted over marijuana   
   >>>> legalisation and the answer is a resounding NO.   
   >>>   
   >>> 46% yes to 54% no hardly seems resounding.   
   >>   
   >> Very nearly 20% more voted against than for. That's plenty good   
   >> enough in any democracy.   
   >>   
   >   
   > You are innumerate.   
   > 54-46= 8 less by 12 than the 20% you claim.  Some of that   
   > 8% will be dead of old age soon or at least of the ills of old   
   > age.   
   > I suggest you spend the time until the next vote with   
   > elementary arithmetic studies, Mr.Wells.   
      
   Wrong.   
      
   If 6 people vote for, and 4 vote against, how many more in percentage terms   
   have voted for than against?   
      
   Is it 2 or 50?   
      
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