Look out, Ake! Here comes one of those pesky flies again!

I can't verify whether the figures in the article you linked to are actually accurate or not because I haven't been able to find a reliably unbiased second source that will verify them.

AND

The article has a definite thrust toward a conservative bias, which is not surprising, considering that the article was from The National Review Online. The National Review is the Conservative magazine was founded in 1955 by the late Conservative pundit, William F. Buckley, Jr., and describes itself as "America's most widely read and influential magazine and web site for Republican/conservative news, commentary, and opinion."

In the past, the magazine supported Barry Goldwater, Ronald Reagan, and Pat Buchanan as Presidential candidates. Many of the magazine's commentators are affiliated with such think-tanks such as the Heritage Foundation and American Enterprise Institute. Prominent guest authors have included Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, and Sarah Palin in both the online and paper edition.

I would not accept anything found in this magazine unless I was able to find corroborating information from another, far less biased source.

Don Firth

(SWAT!!    Hah! Missed me again!!)