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Rob

Rob has written 6 posts for Ten Percent

Blame America

Graph “proves” global warming is due to US Postal Service charges. CO2 is in the clear.

Tax Cuts for the Rich?

I’m sick and tired of hearing and reading left wing politicians, media commentators and others whining on about tax cuts for the rich. How about some facts:
Individual 1

Earns $40,000 per annum
Pays tax $7,640
Effective tax rate 19.1%

Individual 2

Earns $100,000 per annum
Pays tax $29,540
Effective tax rate 29.5%

Individual 2 earns 2.5 times more than individual 1 but [...]

Who’s afraid of global warming?

Who’s afraid of global warming? Not Prof. Nir Shaviv. He has an interesting theory that is supported by historical climate measurements and our solar system’s movements through the Milky Way. Basically, more cosmic rays equals more clouds equals more sunlight reflected into space equals ice age. We’re in a quiet area of space [...]

Global Warming: A Classic Case of Alarmism

Jo Nova’s site has a good article by Dr David Evans demonstrating how the IPCC and others have misinterpreted and/or misrepresented the temperature data to falsely suggest the future temperature increases.

How Much CO2 is There? (not much actually)

Even if you don’t understand the science of climate change, you can understand this:

Take a random sample of 45,000 molecules from the atmosphere and give one to each person seated in Eden Park watching the All Blacks win the 2011 Rugby World Cup (it could happen)
Of those 45,000 people, only 17 would be holding [...]

Why?

We live in a technologically advanced age yet the majority of people still seem to at least dabble, if not wholeheartedly embrace, the many pseudosciences, religions and superstitions that humans have invented. I believe that this tendency to look backwards places our western civilization in peril.

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