| Survey Design Bias 2 days ago by Bang Another example of biased survey design (here is a link to the full survey results). Ninety-four percent of Obama voters correctly identified Palin as the candidate with a pregnant teenage daughter, 86% correctly identified Palin as the candidate associated with a $150,000 wardrobe purchased by her ... Big Bang Economics - bangecon.blogspot.com · Rank: 112,538 · 1 reference | | Income and Tax Redistribution 21 days ago by ittecon This is a good article discussing tax redistribution and income inequality from 2000 to 2007. Notice that the top fifth of income earners received about $18,713 in tax breaks, while the bottom fifth only got $706. Well, of course, the high income families woudl be expected to get a larger break beca ... Economics @ ITT 050 - ittecon.wordpress.com | | Tax Water? 22 days ago by Bang Urban economists might think taxing land is the ideal way to manage urban growth; PK thinks it wouldn't raise enough $$. Should we tax water? Like a tax on land (not a tax on property, which would include the development of land), it would likely not distort investment. I'm concerned about the distr ... Big Bang Economics - bangecon.blogspot.com · Rank: 112,538 · 1 reference | |