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10 Jan '14 18:40Originally posted by KazetNagorraYou both try to make the simple more complex. If the organization owns its property, it still could operate at lower cost outside of Washington, DC, unless there is a reason for operating in that environment.
Don't you know that mathematics is a typical hobby of the liberal elite?
10 Jan '14 18:47Originally posted by normbenignIt's still an Argumentum ad Vestibulum.
You both try to make the simple more complex. If the organization owns its property, it still could operate at lower cost outside of Washington, DC, unless there is a reason for operating in that environment.
As previously mentioned, an organization's name often has little or nothing to do with its reason d'etre. For example IPS (Institute for Policy Studies) sounds pretty neutral. It isn't.
10 Jan '14 18:51Originally posted by normbenignThere are more considerations than just cost. For instance, an NGO might want to be based in Washington DC because it is easier to lobby Congress. Or they might want to be based there because there are many people with good administrative skills. It's very cheap to run an office in Hicksville, Tenessee, but you might not be able to operate as effectively from there.
You both try to make the simple more complex. If the organization owns its property, it still could operate at lower cost outside of Washington, DC, unless there is a reason for operating in that environment.
As previously mentioned, an organization's name often has little or nothing to do with its reason d'etre. For example IPS (Institute for Policy Studies) sounds pretty neutral. It isn't.
10 Jan '14 19:03Originally posted by KazetNagorraPrecisely the point I was making.
There are more considerations than just cost. For instance, an NGO might want to be based in Washington DC because it is easier to lobby Congress. Or they might want to be based there because there are many people with good administrative skills. It's very cheap to run an office in Hicksville, Tenessee, but you might not be able to operate as effectively from there.
10 Jan '14 19:081 editOriginally posted by normbenignI referred you to a link and excerpted a description of the process from it. You are basing your objection largely on the results, why not say so.
Perhaps, but given the nature of their table, it is reasonable to question the integrity and process of arriving at conclusions.
10 Jan '14 19:18Originally posted by JS357Sure and I believe, as I recall, I pointed out it was survey based, that is opinions and not empirical data. Washington, DC is pockmarked with groups with official sounding names, a website, a letterhead, which exist to produce tables like that one. They are from both sides of the political divide.
I referred you to a link and excerpted a description of the process from it.
10 Jan '14 20:50Originally posted by normbenignThe use of measures of empirical data (such as, say, the percentage of the population behind bars, or average life expectancy, or weeks of vacation) would itself be subject to criticism on two counts: the choice of measures and their relative weighting. People who want to dismiss the results on the basis that the source has interests that require involvement in the political world, must dismiss almost everything they hear. I don't see you doing that.
Sure and I believe, as I recall, I pointed out it was survey based, that is opinions and not empirical data. Washington, DC is pockmarked with groups with official sounding names, a website, a letterhead, which exist to produce tables like that one. They are from both sides of the political divide.
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