99% of Most?

Just after 6:00AM today Y103.9 News reported that yesterday the gov and State Senate President (and others?), who were working on a proposal to pay for transit woes with gambling bucks, were in agreement “with 99% of most of the issues.”

Hmmmm, of course, this is quite different than being in agreement with 99% of the issues. It causes me to wonder with how many issues were they really in agreement. “Most” could be anything more than a simple majority; let’s say, 51%. Figuring 99% of 51%, that’s 50.49%; or let’s just call it 51%. It’s a long way from 51% to 99%.

Using gambling dollars to pay for transportation is a pretty stupid idea. What if gamblers wake up someday and figure out that all those bright lights at the casinos are not paid for with their winnings? Probably not much of a worry there, really. Gamblers in Las Vegas have never figured that out – at least until they are standing in line with empty pockets at the airport, waiting for the plane home.

And so I still wonder - of how many issues were they in agreement? "99%". "Most?", or "99% of most".