How do we make them *not* broad generalizations? How do we get the "is" right, b...

		tptacek on April 21, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Capital Man: Thomas Piketty is economics’ biggest ... How do we make them not broad generalizations? How do we get the "is" right, before debating the "ought"? What's an axis along which the rich have a zero-sum quality of life versus the poor?

Do the correctness of generalizations matter to someone living on the street?