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The Greater the Number of Guns, the Greater the Number of Homicides
On Meet the Press this morning I listened to Wayne LaPierre, CEO of the National Rifle Association, basically claim that guns are not related to murder. First, he’s logically wrong. It takes a person AND a gun to commit a homicide … Continue reading
More on Guns, Murders, Firearm Assualts and Inequality: By States
After downloading data from the OECD and The Gaurdian I produced the following graphs depicting the relationship between firearms murders, assaults and robberies with inequality by state. I. Firearms Murders and Inequality By State A direct relationship exists between firearms … Continue reading
Posted in Inequality
Tagged assaults, firearms, gini coefficient, inequality, murder, robberies
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Crack Cocaine, Black/White Educational Gaps, Murder and Incarceration Rates
The next time you want to hold teachers completely accountable for student outcomes, remember this study’s major findings. Abstract We propose the rise of crack cocaine markets as an explanation for the end to the convergence in black-white educational outcomes … Continue reading
Urban Inequality Adversely Impacts Murder Rates and Happiness
An additional study confirms the adverse effects of inequality on people and society in general. Glaeser, Resseger and Tobio (2008) find a direct relationship between inequality, as measured by the Gini coefficient, and murder rates in urban settings. Here’s a … Continue reading
Posted in Happiness, Income Distribution, Inequality, Wealth
Tagged gini coefficient, happiness, inequality, murder, poverty, skill levels, urban, wealthy
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