tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446351548038522890.post4064015815508858628..comments2024-03-08T13:21:43.158-05:00Comments on Saideman's Semi-Spew: Holy Generation Gap, BatmanSteve Saidemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881915512311951902noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446351548038522890.post-24512415139737956992012-09-14T18:12:20.022-04:002012-09-14T18:12:20.022-04:00An accessible read (and it is actually pretty good...An accessible read (and it is actually pretty good for example of research design) is "The HomeVoter Hypothesis" by Fischel. If you read one urbanist book.......But it also is a pretty good reminder that the ruled often "vote" their narrow parochial (and dare we say "rational") self interests and that is applicable in many fields, not just urban politics.Erik Bruvoldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446351548038522890.post-17805461986435452852012-09-14T17:36:08.802-04:002012-09-14T17:36:08.802-04:00Erik,
I don't know. I just know what I observ...Erik,<br />I don't know. I just know what I observed in several elections, but I am also fully aware of the dangers of confirmation bias. I may have just remembered a few, but not observed those where the folks with kids beyond high school still willing to pay the bucks for their local schools.<br />Lots of interesting social science questions to be asked, but my work is elsewhere. <br /><br />The joy of a blog is I can speculate without peer review, that I don't have to read the literature and can rely on little to no evidence. I wish I could be more productive so that I could spend more time reading more widely...Steve Saidemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881915512311951902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446351548038522890.post-56334759585754751412012-09-14T13:05:00.135-04:002012-09-14T13:05:00.135-04:00An interesting comparative project would look at S...An interesting comparative project would look at Seniors ACROSS western democracies - to see if they universally support reverse robin hood intergenerational transfers or if there is something uniquely (i.e. Babyboomers) American in the current dynamic of yelling "keep your government hands off my medicare"Erik Bruvoldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446351548038522890.post-62434985708465030912012-09-14T13:03:00.702-04:002012-09-14T13:03:00.702-04:00Steve - are you sure about the school bond thesis?...Steve - are you sure about the school bond thesis? You need to be sure to control for the confound of property ownership/trajectory of housing market - as empty nesters have a continued financial interest in continuing to invest in school district if they are homeowners. Been poking around alot in that area.Erik Bruvoldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446351548038522890.post-27903372160769780792012-09-14T10:57:46.707-04:002012-09-14T10:57:46.707-04:00I understand that the older people are being ratio...I understand that the older people are being rational, but I long ago learned that everyone acting according to their narrow self-interests often leads to collectively bad outcomes. <br /><br />All I am asking for is that senior citizens have a bit of empathy and remember that they not only gave into the system but benefited from it. The tale of folks voting against property tax increases for local schools once their kids graduate is not myth but reality.<br /><br />Senior citizens will continue to live in a society populated by younger folks--the well being of the younger folks will affect the quality of senior citizen life. They should keep that in mind. Steve Saidemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881915512311951902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446351548038522890.post-34350035792068545892012-09-14T09:51:06.325-04:002012-09-14T09:51:06.325-04:00So older people who vote are excoriated for acting...So older people who vote are excoriated for acting rationally, while younger people who don't bother to vote are hailed as being the future. Interesting definition of self-centered here.Irfan Nooruddinnoreply@blogger.com