Question for Scott
Scott writes:
Would you feel comfortable telling an accident victim in a wheelchair
that “his type of person” is disproportionately composed of drunks? If
not, be careful in making generalizations about the unemployed.
My question for Scott: Would you feel comfortable telling someone who drove drunk, got in an accident, and ended up in a wheelchair that, “You’re to blame for your problem”? Despite my views on desert, I personally would keep my mouth shut.
But doesn’t the search for truth require economists – like judges – to set etiquette aside and go wherever the evidence leads?
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