Consider input x as one factor leading to output y. what is the marginal product of x? the change in y divided by the change in x total y divided by the total x the change in x divided by the change in y total x divided by the resulting total y
It demonstrated that he would lie just to please his base and tell them what they wanted to hear. Most politicians will do things like this but some more so than others. He may have actually believed that he wouldn't raise them at the time.
