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> Why would they mislead on an issue like this? I think they're a very credible source Do you not agree the number is misleading?

• fortran77 5y ago
  No. Numbers are numbers.
  • chrisseaton 5y ago
    But it’s not per-tent is it? It per-tent-and-services-and-meals-and-sanitation-and-project-overheads. That’s misleading. > Numbers are numbers. But the number isn’t what they say it is. The phrase per-tent either intentionally or unintentionally misleads you to think that’s the cost literally for the tent and should be compared against rent.
    • sjg007 5y ago
      Agreed. It's room and board plus. It's also public safety.
    • megablast 5y ago
      That seems obvious, doesn't it??
      • chrisseaton 5y ago
        Clearly not to someone in the chain of reporters and editors - since they compare it to rent, which doesn’t include these things. Either describing the number as per-tent is misleading, or the comparison to rent is misleading. Either way, part of it is misleading. They even basically acknowledge it’s a misleading comparison in the article!