> How can we know how good or bad the situation is if we don't have decent statistics? We cannot make good judgement without decent statistics. > We _do_ want

> How can we know how good or bad the situation is if we don't have decent statistics? We cannot make good judgement without decent statistics. > We _do_ want to know how good or bad the situation is, don't we? Define "we". I certainly do. Politicians and media have other priorities than I do.