Government programs supposedly provide a social safety net, but politicians are, in fact, largely indifferent to the well being of the poor, because poor voters turn out in lower numbers and do not finance America s expensive election campaigns.

Indeed, the evidence strongly suggests that US politicians tend to listen and respond only to their richer constituents.

It's pretty convincing.

Does that sound convincing?

See if I have made it pressing enough!

It was convincing.

It was persuasive.

The institutional foundations of stable long run fiscal policy are being eroded. And now, Buiter and Sibert argue convincingly, the ECB is giving the market less scope to reward the thrifty and penalize the profligate than it should.

And now, Buiter and Sibert argue convincingly, the ECB is giving the market less scope to reward the thrifty and penalize the profligate than it should.

Shiller s arguments were compelling.

This does not inspire much confidence.

That's not very reassuring.

That's not very convincing.

These facts prove that he is innocent.

The current approach to market regulation has been based on this theory but the severity and amplitude of the crisis proves convincingly that there is something fundamentally wrong with it.

It doesn't look too convincing.

That wasn't very convincing.

But was his justification persuasive?

Current developments around the world are proving her right.

Few argue that things are all wonderful with President Chávez.

Nor are the apparent exceptions proof to the contrary.

Homes Bubble May go Toxic, The Sydney Morning Herald admonished.

You need to comment each new post correctly and persuasively.

When animals are going to make a point, they make the point.

Why provide economists with more facts to prove the point?

Let everyone work, find their way, and prove themselves like I proved myself a long time ago.

The world s top scientists could not have spoken more strongly.

Anyway he faked madness too well, he said.

He stuck handlebars into a bike seat and called it Bull's Head. Sounds convincing, right?

The children argue that such schools are a barrier to social and economic progress.

That is why critics argue that Bush's policy in Iraq was a mistake.

The WTO, but also the IMF and World Bank, must understand the evolving needs of those societies most vulnerable to the impact of globalization.

It also persuasively demonstrates that all the proposed remedies come with significant costs.

But I am happy that the French Socialists have made a powerful statement on behalf of the Treaty.

European socialists have failed to address the crisis cogently because of their internal divisions.

We need to reach out to the rest of the world in a more open and persuasive way.

Providing the basics they need, like food and blankets and offering programs to help them cope with tragedy.

The optimists back their claims of an earlier recovery by pointing to a variety of statistics.

They prove that up to a point security can be provided without loss of freedom.

The Arabic hashtag for Saud Al Faisal has a thread of tweets mourning his death and remembering his achievements in the Kingdom.

It s the same thing as Chechens foaming at the mouth to prove that they do not have any gays.

At the same time, the unfolding financial crisis has convincingly demonstrated the advantages of a common currency.

It wasn't some, you know, weird grunge type or something it looked like they might be real. Anyway.

The past century of research on various non mammalian model systems makes this point persuasively.

In fact, Europe s educated Roma are proving every day that the problem is eminently solvable.