tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post5189363958733140626..comments2024-03-29T03:19:09.227-04:00Comments on The Philosopher's Stone: A BRIEF RESPONSE TO JACOB T. LEVYRobert Paul Wolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11970360952872431856noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-46865151285557087712014-05-31T16:04:24.066-04:002014-05-31T16:04:24.066-04:00One follow-up: according to this post, wealth ineq...One follow-up: according to <a href="http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2014/05/how-is-income-inequality-correlated-with-wealth-inequality.html" rel="nofollow">this post,</a> wealth inequality and income inequality definitely don't march in lockstep cross-nationally. (I haven't read the underlying paper.)Jacob T. Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02575549001627195334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-88801368006002839752014-05-29T09:37:59.141-04:002014-05-29T09:37:59.141-04:00Let me be clear now, since apparently I was not th...<i>Let me be clear now, since apparently I was not the first time round. "Can't" does not mean, in this context, that the case is closed and no further investigation is required. It means something like "Whoa! That need some careful looking into. Let us see what data we have that can throw light on this, and while we are at it, let us look closely at how Giles arrived at his conclusions."</i><br /><br />This satisfies me perfectly well on the immediate point.Jacob T. Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02575549001627195334noreply@blogger.com