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The correlation between public spending and the metrics lagging in the article doesn't really exist. The areas of the country that lag behind the most, have h
by koheripbal 6y ago
The correlation between public spending and the metrics lagging in the article doesn't really exist. The areas of the country that lag behind the most, have huge investments in these social welfare projects and infrastructure.
I'd like to see an accurate correlative model that demonstrates high correlations within the US to see what the winning strategy is.
- jhbadger 6y agoDo they? Places like Mississippi that are lagging behind on metrics aren't particularly known for their social welfare or infrastructure.
- koheripbal 6y agoI don't think individual anecdotes really serve the argument. We need data.
- coldtea 6y agoI, for one, don't think data clarify the situation in political/social issues - they're either distorted (and mis-collected) to misrepresent the situation, or misinterpreted and diced and re-defined based on whatever biases a side has. Plus you always need to have a theory and a point of view to interpret data (raw data are just numbers and metrics, with tell little by themselves). Having open eyes and a point of view trumps data -- it's just difficult (and of course you can think you've achieved that when you haven't).