“Even if that’s what they, so did tobacco industry scientists.” Reardon is not a tobacco scientist, McFlock. That’s like arguing against evolution because some nutcases planted evidence. “A prior belief in the humanity of cell clusters because your ...
"Primarily, it benefits individuals..." You didn't say 'primarily'. There are many benefits to society of private transport - less congestion of public means, the financial contribution to roading that is then enjoyed by society more widely, car pooling......
"It’s a class distinction to presume that purchasing a house is acquiring an asset." Not at all. A house is not a consumable. It is a purchase made from (for most) future income, with a reasonable expectation of value appreciation. "Home ownership is ...
"Except for when they weren’t." Thanks, that is good background. What your post seems to suggest is that the cost of home ownership IS included, based on the 2006 methodology? And that it has been part of the CPI since 1949? If the 2006 methodology is ...
You've excelled yourself McFlock. Advocating for both infanticide and the suppression of free speech in a matter of months. Must be some kind of record!
"It makes sense to include any measure that contributes substantially to things like cost of living. " I do understand the point you're trying to make, but there are some legitimate arguments against it. 1. Purchasing a house is not, in a sense, a cost of ...
“His credentials as reported by himself say nothing.” They say he knows more than you. “do you honestly think that an absence of an interest that causes bias in one direction must therefore cause bias in another direction?” No. I’m simply throwing the ...
What Phil explained to you was that a substantial portion of those costs ARE included, the only exception being sales of existing houses, which have always been excluded. It doesn't make sense to change a long standing historic measurement basis because it...
“I saw that. The opinions of a propaganda site do not interest me” So you really aren’t interested in his credentials then. Is that because you accept my point about your not understanding the argument from authority fallacy? “It means his “scientific” ...
Round 1 (Q1) to Ardern. Round 2 (Q3) to Bridges. (Interesting how Peter's is playing granddad to Ardern...a bit patronising actually). But the performance of the day goes to Collins https://www.parliament.nz/en/watch-parliament/ondemand?itemId=198705. Got ...
"Housing is the largest element of inflation and the economists have chosen to ignore it. " Did you even read Phil's post above (https://thestandard.org.nz/our-reserve-bank/#comment-1455012)?
Well now, because road commuter transport is convenient, comfortable, most often faster... It seems that the only way AT are getting people onto public transport is to bribe them or force them.
"Public transport, as a whole benefits society." So does private transport. "The decision of AT to provide free public transport to an event that will have a lot of attendess, alleviates the pressure on the roads leading to that event, and so could be ...
“Ok. Based on gooogling so far, no, he's not a relevant "authority"” It took you that long and still you can’t get it right. “David C. Reardon, Ph.D., director of the Elliot Institute, is widely recognized as one of the leading experts on the aftereffects ...
“And if I’ve never heard of him, how am I supposed to judge his status?” Do some research. "What concerns?" That they are propagandists. (Chuckle). “If you’d read the actual journal articles mentioned in your links, you’d know the difference between ...
"Taxes are paid to provide the requirements of society, that everyone benefits from – whether they use it or not." Yes, but surely we get to debate how those taxes are applied? For example - I can ride a train free to Eden Park to watch a rugby game. Why ...
"Your point?" That the only way people are being attracted to public transport is to bribe them. Of course AT are helping too, with their incompetent 'upgrading' of suburban shopping precincts, and what appears to be a deliberate attempt to force people ...
Effectively that's saying that businesses in the city should pay for the costs of their employees getting to work. Or their customers getting to their shops. But only if they are in the city. No-where else, just in the city. In the end that' still a ...
Who are these people? Honestly you seem to have some kind of identity crisis.
The link was really to just point out how massively a city like Auckland has to subsidise public transport. And I'd specifically quote this: "Operating subsidies only account for the day-to-day costs of operating the system. But these costs do not involve ...
"The London Underground has its own police force." That's correct. But they also have 1.37 billion passengers annually. (https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/about-tfl/what-we-do/london-underground/facts-and-figures). Unfortunately it seems the only way to attract...
"The status of babies as “conscious, living humans with moral worth” – purely from a philosophical point of view – is irrelevant because all real duress and endangerment of others has been removed from efforts to keep the baby alive (regardless of its ...
“I have never heard of the guy so I have no idea. Really. I don’t give a shit, either. Why do you care?” Because the appeal to authority fallacy is dubious, at best, where the reference is from a source acknowledged by both parties as authoritative. That ...
Dare I say it - Slater's invective towards Bridges could be the 'kiss of life'?
“Oh, by the way – you’re concentrating on an appeal to authority again.” You’ve shown before you don’t know what an appeal to authority is. Do you or do you not accept that Reardon is an authority in this area? "...two are popscience magazines that aren’t ...
“David Reardon? Who the fuck is he?” Really? Google is your friend. http://afterabortion.org/1999/david-c-reardon-biographical-sketch/ “David C. Reardon, Ph.D., director of the Elliot Institute, is widely recognized as one of the leading experts on the ...
“Oh, you mean the unreviewed comment at the bottom of the link…” Yes, didn’t you read why I posted that? “ that rests heavily on the Gissler work” No, it rests heavily on the credentials of the author. Which trump yours. “You really should read the links ...
“lol did you mean to include this one:” Well yes. If you had read my post properly you would have seen the reference was accompanied with this: “An example of findings consistent with claims by Planned Parenthood picked apart: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/...
Further cites: An example of findings consistent with claims by Planned Parenthood picked apart: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22270271 Further Danish study: http://afterabortion.org/2012/multiple-abortions-increase-risk-of-maternal-death-new-study/ ...
“What you think of as “sidestepping” was merely me not anticipating the extent of the dishonesty of the antiabortionists you get your talking points from.” No, it was you claiming something, being shown to be wrong, and then shifting the goal posts. Very ...
"All you have left is an appeal to authority. " That's the best you can do? The appeal to authority is only a problem if there is disagreement over the authority of the source. Have you heard back from Scientific American, Psychology Today, and the various...
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