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This is clearly written with the starting premise "How do I show that the Bay Area is no longer the best place". You can see the biases throughout the piece.
by jedberg 3y ago
This is clearly written with the starting premise "How do I show that the Bay Area is no longer the best place". You can see the biases throughout the piece.
For example, the chart with the top tax rates. Yes it's technically true that the top rate in California is 13.3% for incomes over $1M. But then they used that tax rate against the "tax adjusted income" but the income was only $300K.
They also have subjective measures that unsurprisingly put the Bay Area lower on the list.
I'm not saying the Bay Area is the best, but I'm saying this analysis is flawed and biased.
- CSMastermind 3y agoYeah agreed, it seems clear the author started with the conclusion and worked backwards to figure out how to use data to get them there. I don't even have a strong opinion about the best city but when you see that style of writing a few times you kind of learn to spot it.
- jwells89 3y agoIt also doesn’t seem to factor in property taxes which can change the equation significantly for those looking to own rather than rent.
- gsaines 3y agoAh, shoot, I didn't mean to give that impression! I'm actually a big fan of the bay area and lived there for 7 years. I live in Austin now and think that the analysis made Austin appear too good. I need to dig deeper into why the job stats were so similar across cities because that doesn't pass sanity check for me.