That would be bad. "Should we raise or lower these taxes?" "Let's do an experiment. Let's take these three cities and increase that tax in city A, lower it in city B and use city C as a control group. After a two years let's look at the results and make decisions based on those."
That would be bad. "Should we raise or lower these taxes?" "Let's do an experiment. Let's take these three cities and increase that tax in city A, lower it in city B and use city C as a control group. After a two years let's look at the results and make decisions based on those."
At least they'd have empirical data of the effects of taxes.
That would be bad. "Should we raise or lower these taxes?" "Let's do an experiment. Let's take these three cities and increase that tax in city A, lower it in city B and use city C as a control group. After a two years let's look at the results and make decisions based on those."
Why would that be bad? That might actually work, and give us useful information.
Though they'd probably have to pick 3 mostly identical cities and use some meta-analytical controls.
That would be bad. "Should we raise or lower these taxes?" "Let's do an experiment. Let's take these three cities and increase that tax in city A, lower it in city B and use city C as a control group. After a two years let's look at the results and make decisions based on those."
Why would that be bad? That might actually work, and give us useful information.
Though they'd probably have to pick 3 mostly identical cities and use some meta-analytical controls.
There are too many additional variables. What the excess is spent on and what is cut, for example.
Meta-analyses can be done to try to control for that. It's hard, and the results are generally more ambiguous, but it's possible. That's how a lot of those health studies - the one that said red meat causes you to die sooner, for example - are done. Study other studies, compile data, attempt to control where you can. Not perfect, but it's better than what we've got right now.
Kept me thin through college. I've eliminated a lot of the cigarettes and the stress though and I have a beer belly now. Need to start skiing again and biking in the summertime.
One of my Chinese students said that she was from the neck of China (Beijing). I looked at her funny and she said that China's shaped like a chicken, and she was from the neck. Had a laugh when I saw it and told her about how Michiganders say where they're from.
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"Should we raise or lower these taxes?"
"Let's do an experiment. Let's take these three cities and increase that tax in city A, lower it in city B and use city C as a control group. After a two years let's look at the results and make decisions based on those."
Though they'd probably have to pick 3 mostly identical cities and use some meta-analytical controls.
Though I know that someone will pick that apart.
"How do you stay so thin?"
"Cigarettes and stress, mostly."
Time to see if I can shut down 2 threads today!