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Since correlation is a consequence of causation, the absence of correlation suffices to disprove claims of causation.
by User23 8y ago
Since correlation is a consequence of causation, the absence of correlation suffices to disprove claims of causation.
- arcticbull 8y agoI think it’s fair to say that what you spend that income tax on is vastly more relevant. Yes, I agree, the very act of taxing people and then spending it on, say, NASA (or burning it) doesn’t change the gun murder rate but nobody’s every made that assertion. The assertion is you can spend it on evidence based programs like gun control to reduce the murder rate — and there’s plenty of evidence in other countries that it works. The lack of correlation you spoke of isn’t relevant to the topic per se because the taxation act is a means to solutions, not a solution.