But everyone loses when the numbers are wrong -- even if the short-term result favors one political party over another.

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This is an old paper so of course the numbers are wrong.

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By the time they get them all parsed and pinned down, the numbers are often wrong.

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Firms listed on the bankruptcy-petition say numbers are either misleading or wrong.

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Given that such outsiders are often paid based on the returns they report, and thus have a huge incentive to cook the books, I suspect that many of the numbers issued by public pension funds are wrong.

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Despite its utility, System One is often wrong, especially if numbers are involved.

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