[gxs]

Correlated, sure. But you can easily argue that it's as simple as people with higher cognitive ability can figure out ways to increase their income level better than others.

Or you could argue, education is correlated with higher income, so educate people, increase their income, and hope that their abilities go up as well.

Not sure if we're disagreeing or agreeing here, but all I am saying the problem isn't always as easy as, let's just give poor people more money and education. Problem solved.

At some point we'll have to recognized these difference in people, but it's embedded deeply in our culture that everyone is created equal. Which to be honest, I love.

[maxerickson]

I wonder if we just need words/abstractions that narrowly identify some of these things.

So if we could very quickly call something an attack on in-out group psychology (you know, like aggressive branding, or professional sports, or so called amateur sports, or much of political discourse or ...), maybe it makes it easier to sway people to resist it.

I guess if you figure out the right package, you do better than when you wave your hands around and mumble incoherently.

For financing, a first step is to point out that the real cost is often hidden in the length of the contract.

[crassus2]

We do more good for more people when our beliefs reflect reality, rather than what we wish were true. If it turns out that the cognitive science research showing that some people are smarter than others is correct we might decide that merely educating poor people will not convince them to act like less-poor people.

[wlievens]

What will, then, beyond "merely" educating?