(February 3, 2018 at 12:41 pm)alpha male Wrote:(February 3, 2018 at 12:07 pm)DLJ Wrote: Just curious... have you read any studies on causes of crime?
Some, not many. Maybe you could post some...
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Not without getting permission but while searching for an interview with a professor whose name escapes me for now (I'm not good with names), I stumbled across this which sheds some light on the issue...
(February 3, 2018 at 12:41 pm)alpha male Wrote:Quote:You'll find a direct correlation between high crime rates and status inequality....
Have you read any studies on crime victims? Poor people are more likely to be victims than rich people. Not sure why income inequality would cause poor people to prey on each other.
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Soft targets, perhaps.
(February 3, 2018 at 12:41 pm)alpha male Wrote:(February 3, 2018 at 12:07 pm)DLJ Wrote: It's a myth that rich people create jobs.
Consumption creates demand. Demand creates supply. Some clever people create/expand businesses to organise supply and create jobs and might get rich in the process. Consumption is the key.
Spread the profits and more people can consume. If the consumers are skint it all grinds to a halt. This is why some countries are considering Guaranteed Minimum Income strategies.
Those clever people work really hard to create those jobs, and they're not going to do so if they don't stand to make a good buck from it.
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Indeed. But they're not working hard to create jobs. More jobs is a by-product. Automation is a more cost-effective way of doing it. And automatons can't spend money.
(February 3, 2018 at 7:26 am)alpha male Wrote:(February 3, 2018 at 12:07 pm)DLJ Wrote: "Hey there!" says the Rest of the World, standing on the street corner in high heels and underwear, "No need to go back to your wife. We've cut our rates again."
Then what?
Then we cut as well, and make it up on the individual side. The rest of the world can only go so low.
Everyone can go to zero. Or in some cases, less than zero... see the bidding wars between US states to get Amazon etc. to set up shop.
So you are advocating raising taxes on individuals.
Have you shared your plan with Paul Ryan?

The PURPOSE of life is to replicate our DNA ................. (from Darwin)
The MEANING of life is the experience of living ... (from Frank Herbert)
The VALUE of life is the legacy we leave behind ..... (from observation)
The MEANING of life is the experience of living ... (from Frank Herbert)
The VALUE of life is the legacy we leave behind ..... (from observation)