tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2514352312859447561.post5017450165245370615..comments2024-01-30T03:30:45.740-05:00Comments on Bad Data, Bad!: Race and wealth, relative or absolute?bs kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02871717971078952304noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2514352312859447561.post-60867438504817287462013-05-20T11:09:33.670-04:002013-05-20T11:09:33.670-04:00It's interesting because Tim and I were discus...It's interesting because Tim and I were discussing how we had no problems with people challenging the reasons. It was part of why the graphic was created...to display the numbers and start a discussion about the reasons behind them.<br /><br />I think what perplexed both of us was people who (quite clearly based on commenting history) took issue with the causes being offered decided not to criticize the causes, but the numbers. <br /><br />I'm not sure why someone would do that actually, it really confused me.bs kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02871717971078952304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2514352312859447561.post-78303079822478213802013-05-18T12:25:53.919-04:002013-05-18T12:25:53.919-04:00I know that the graphing interested you, but I was...I know that the graphing interested you, but I was interested in the assumptions. Unspoken, but clearly thought, is that this disparity is (entirely) a product of the American system, rather than the actions of individuals.<br /><br />It does suggest the systemic problem of federal encouragement of bad housing loans did hurt minorities harder when the market collapsed, however.Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2514352312859447561.post-55905548515053562582013-05-17T10:23:32.578-04:002013-05-17T10:23:32.578-04:00If the category for race had included an "Ori...If the category for race had included an "Oriental" option, what would the chart have looked like?<br /><br />SJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12043843405366080460noreply@blogger.com