tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post3117205805559612646..comments2024-03-28T09:22:36.967+13:00Comments on Offsetting Behaviour: Knowable, but not known to meEric Cramptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15831696523324469713noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-61334682070633436262013-06-07T14:04:19.010+12:002013-06-07T14:04:19.010+12:00And in that case, and depending on which way the f...And in that case, and depending on which way the fertility numbers went, those on the right could well request that birth control be added to the list of obligations incumbent on those receiving state support.Eric Cramptonhttp://offsettingbehaviour.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-12715944126102901362013-06-07T13:08:29.179+12:002013-06-07T13:08:29.179+12:00"People on the left instead remind those on t..."People on the left instead remind those on the right that birth control can fail and that people in good financial circumstances can fall on hard times for reasons outside of their control and after they've set their family size."<br /><br /><br />No, this is a rhetorical point, but speaking as someone on the left, I don't think it's actually the motivation that very many people have for supporting whatever social welfare measure. Rather, I would say that people on the left think that even if someone's bad life is the direct result of their own bad choices, they should still receive state support when they're in hard times. Reminding others that hard times can fall on anybody as a result of bad luck is a way of trying to convince them to support the relevant policy when their own natural sympathy isn't sufficient to do the job.Simonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-10666257110804698102013-06-02T18:14:23.862+12:002013-06-02T18:14:23.862+12:00How interesting. A coolly analytical professional ...How interesting. A coolly analytical professional who seeks out proven facts to develop a hypothesis compared to...well, let's just say opposites do indeed attract!Luc Hansennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-78487508036787846622013-06-02T16:18:47.211+12:002013-06-02T16:18:47.211+12:00I'm sure it is known... I just haven't gon...I'm sure it is known... I just haven't gone looking very hard yet.Eric Cramptonhttp://offsettingbehaviour.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-63615680819775919432013-06-02T15:55:00.996+12:002013-06-02T15:55:00.996+12:00Well it boggles the mind that this information isn...Well it boggles the mind that this information isn't more freely available, now if academics would stop studying important things like "Is Dr Who a racist", maybe some progress can be made ...Mr_V4noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-59042539145786611232013-06-01T11:04:02.935+12:002013-06-01T11:04:02.935+12:00Joe Bennett was on? I love Bennett. Will have to ...Joe Bennett was on? I love Bennett. Will have to dig up the audio.Eric Cramptonhttp://offsettingbehaviour.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-14839470484677505502013-06-01T11:03:12.678+12:002013-06-01T11:03:12.678+12:00Oh am well familiar with Murray. ..looking for NZ ...Oh am well familiar with Murray. ..looking for NZ studies. And thought it worth putting up the tests before going looking for NZ evidence.Eric Cramptonhttp://offsettingbehaviour.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-30800964895704633472013-06-01T00:46:43.478+12:002013-06-01T00:46:43.478+12:00Charles Murray might be a good place to start. Th...Charles Murray might be a good place to start. The Bell Curve is a bit dated but references a number of fertility studies by SES and intelligence, and a good bit of time is spent talking about poverty, both before and after the birth.<br /><br />Presumably, that's your question: What percentage of new mothers on welfare met the qualifications for said welfare before they got pregnant.Granite26noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-88167991800473697522013-05-31T18:22:05.757+12:002013-05-31T18:22:05.757+12:00One thing knowable is that it is waste of time Eri...One thing knowable is that it is waste of time Eric going on the JIm Mora show with people like Brian Edwards and the social liberal Mora who already know everything and are there to repeat social claptrap.<br /><br />I heard Joe Bennet laying in to them this afternoon. As soon as they started their claptrap he was in to them and the ponce Mora found it difficult . <br /><br />Mora had a wine column in which a crazy manic woman described some Pinot gris as having poached peach flavours.<br /><br />Not a good place for statistics and data Ericpaul scottnoreply@blogger.com