Re: The Patent Absurdity of "Wheels to Wealth"
Author: rasputin
Date: 09-07-2011 - 17:34
Dan Wrote:
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> I'm curious about the facts. Specifically, which
> is the cause and which is the effect. Seems to me
> that people with more money and better jobs are
> likely to have higher incomes and nicer cars.
> Seems like BS that having a car makes you more
> money. Mine seems to work the other way around.
> If I could avoid owning a car, I'd have
> significantly more disposable income that wasn't
> spent on licensing, insurance, repairs, gas, etc.
> etc. Not to mention buying the damn thing in the
> first place.
I think the real answer is the authors of the claim have confused "correlation" with "causation". Which seems to be a common problem with people on both sides of the political spectrum trying to make scientific looking claims to support there thesis.
Rasputin