I had a theory that for lack of a better term I called "Mold Theory" where money is akin to bread. And if you have a social ailment be it crime, poor education, etc., if you throw money at it, it's like throwing bread on mold. All you're going to get is more mold. And I highlighted this by comparing government spending on social programs versus the most basic form of social ailment, crime;
But another interesting example of "Mold Theory" was found
here.Apparently the more aid that is sent into Palestine, then the more homicides there are.
I'm trying to think of a third variable that would cause aid to go up and then a year later cause homicides to go up, because I'm 50/50 on the aid causing the murders, but it wouldn't surprise me.
wow... this is devastating. There might be a third variable causing both, as you say--- but even so I doubt that is the whole story. I wonder what the various connecting variables are between aid and homicides.
ReplyDeleteA defender of social spending would argue that spending doesn't improve conditions immediately, but only after some months, or even years. If you take a second look at the chart, you will see that crime rises after a period of time when social spending has been cut.
ReplyDeleteThis might be unrelated, but I figure you would want to know about this.
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