Grade Inflation

For years I've been complaining that Obama's speeches sound like they were written by high school sophomores. More like eighth graders, actually.

A Smart Politics study of the 70 orally delivered State of the Union Addresses since 1934 finds the text of Obama's 2012 speech to have tallied the third lowest score on the Flesch-Kincaid readability test, at an 8.4 grade level.
Obama also delivered the second lowest scoring address in 2011 (at an 8.1 grade level) and the sixth lowest in 2010 (at an 8.8 grade level)
The Flesch-Kincaid test is designed to assess the readability level of written text, with a formula that translates the score to a U.S. grade level.

My analysis isn't based on syllables an sentence complexity, it's based on inept metaphors, glittering generalities and the number of rainbows and unicorns invoked.

Features, Not Bugs

"Oh, there's no single payer system."
Just every pressure in the world to create one.

John Deere, Caterpillar, Verizon announce rise in health care costs from Obamacare taxes.
Here's what Verizon wrote to its employees.
AT&T to take $1 billion charge on the health care bill, is re-thinking its coverage.
Plus, here are two doctor reactions.
One immediately upon passage stopped participating with any insurance company (read why).
And Dr. Bob gives us his take.
Update: sell-off of US t-bonds.

why would anyone choose to go into this profession today? Why would any sane man continue to practice medicine in this environment? Why, indeed, do I continue in this insanity?

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