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imregrettingthis t1_j75cm85 wrote

Reply to comment by felipec in [OC] Three Latin American countries are among the 5 most unequal on Earth. More so than so-called Gulf states and even Russia with its oligarchs. by latinometrics

what about every other country?

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It's an even greater disparity if they measure for this in one country and not another, and there is no way you can tell me they survey they same in every country.

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How could you say this is irrelevant?

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felipec t1_j75xd9x wrote

> what about every other country?

I don't know about other countries, but it's not like every country is inventing statistics from scratch. International organizations do create guidelines for how income surveys should be conducted precisely because it's very easy to miss something otherwise.

Here's a handbook from the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) with 208 pages explaining how income statistics should be gathered and why: Canberra Group Handbook on Household Income Statistics, 2nd edition.

Not all countries follow every one of the recommendations, but it's not like no one has thought of informal employment ever. Everyone in the field already knows tax data cannot be relied for income statistics.

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imregrettingthis t1_j76icny wrote

Wow. Instead of just saying. “Yea I was wrong”. You are now completely moving the goal post.

Is it relevant. Yes.

Now you’re talking about whether we should rely on tax data?

I guess you’re showing us how you were wrong in a very round about way. Thanks I guess?

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felipec t1_j79d53c wrote

> Wow. Instead of just saying. “Yea I was wrong”.

I am not wrong.

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