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Old 03-10-2008, 10:53 AM   #33 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by HKDan View Post
Adux,

Absolutely. I have the greatest respect for India's growth and the progress that continues to be made in reducing poverty. However, Gamercube's argument that India has less income inequality than America does not hold water and is basically a trick of statistics. That is the extent of what i was trying to say.
Don't hate the player, hate the game!

Gamercube is correct in the presentation of who has less income inequality. However, he is using an apple to try and describe an orange. This is not the fault of the statistic, but rather the incomplete application of the statistic.
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