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> All those states are run by one party. They are cooking the books so they look good compared to the other parties. This party is the ruling party in the fede
by kumarvvr 6y ago
> All those states are run by one party. They are cooking the books so they look good compared to the other parties.
This party is the ruling party in the federal govt. too. Cooking books wouldn't allow it to escape the wrath of voters, perhaps temper it.
However, I sincerely believe that every govt is cooking books. Politicians are not above that, no matter what party they are from.
- KingOfCoders 6y agoIn Germany there is a agency for statistics [1]. It is regulated by a law (BStatG). "Cooking" statistics can be done of course, but is illegal and can get you in big trouble. The selection of data to use in Government press releases is free for the government to choose though. But one can go to the agency source. Contrary e.g. to the US many top government positions are not political and not changed with every election. [1] https://www.destatis.de/EN/Home/_node.html https://www.destatis.de/EN/Home/_node.html
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- adrianN 6y agoThe less corrupt a government is, the harder it is to falsify statistics without getting caught.