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The problem with this idea is that in general, smart kids come from smart parents, and in general, smart adults earn more income (and thus are less in need of a
by bluedevil2k 13y ago
The problem with this idea is that in general, smart kids come from smart parents, and in general, smart adults earn more income (and thus are less in need of a supplemental income)
- clavalle 13y agoThe problem with your analysis is 'in general'. There are a lot of kids who fall into the Mariana trench size cracks of 'in general'.
- bluedevil2k 13y ago"In general" is good for macroeconomic proposals - I'm saying if you give money to all smart kids, it would end up on average transferring money to higher income families.
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- bluedevil2k 13y agoI didn't say nobody on welfare is smart, I said "in general". The OP posted a macroeconomic proposal, which is built upon "in generals". Read the Bell curve for all kinds of IQ related studies.
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- UK-AL 13y agoPlently of hardworking smart people end up on welfare. Lots of dumb & lazy people end up fairly well off. Life is chaotic system. Anything can happen.