False Assumption Registry

Economy

25 entries in this category

• Benefits of Mass Migration Outweigh Costs
  Immigration is inherently and reliably economically positive regardless of scale, composition, or management.
  Experts are divided on whether this assumption was actually false 7 sources
• Anti-Bias Trainings Work
  Diversity, equity, and inclusion trainings effectively reduce bias and discriminatory behavior.
  Growing recognition that this assumption was false, but not yet mainstream 4 sources
• Formal Property Rights Required for Growth
  A well-functioning system of formal legal property rights is necessary for significant commercial activity and economic take-off.
  Growing recognition that this assumption was false, but not yet mainstream 3 sources
• Foreigner Pricing is Xenophobic Discrimination
  Charging foreign tourists and non-residents higher fees for entry to national parks and cultural sites is discriminatory, xenophobic, and racist.
  Experts are divided on whether this assumption was actually false 2 sources
• DEI Nonprofits Avoid Fraudulent Waste
  Corporate and government funding to DEI nonprofits reliably supports effective diversity initiatives without significant embezzlement or self-dealing.
  Growing recognition that this assumption was false, but not yet mainstream 2 sources
• EU Beneficially Substitutes for Empire
  The European Union emerged as an economically beneficial replacement for traditional empires because empires enriched their metropole economies.
  Experts are divided on whether this assumption was actually false 1 sources
• West Indian Success from Slavery Culture
  Black West Indians outperform Afro-Americans on income, education, and occupational prestige due to cultural differences rooted in the provision ground system of British Caribbean slavery.
  Experts are divided on whether this assumption was actually false 1 sources
• GDP Growth Signals Broad Prosperity
  Rising GDP, consumer spending, wage growth, and low unemployment accurately reflect widespread economic prosperity and public satisfaction.
  Experts are divided on whether this assumption was actually false 1 sources
• Bank Deregulation Modernizes Finance
  Deregulating banking through laws encouraging mergers and failures would consolidate and strengthen the sector for a modern economy.
  Experts are divided on whether this assumption was actually false 1 sources
• Affirmative Action Trivially Boosts Blacks
  Racial preferences provide only trivial employment benefits to Black workers.
  Experts are divided on whether this assumption was actually false 1 sources
• NBA is Pure Meritocracy
  Success in the NBA depends solely on natural genetic talent accessible from any socioeconomic background.
  Growing recognition that this assumption was false, but not yet mainstream 1 sources
• Economics Alone Drives Urban Decline
  Population decline in major American cities stems primarily from economic shifts like factory closures and job losses rather than high murder rates.
  Growing recognition that this assumption was false, but not yet mainstream 1 sources
• Quotas Remedy Contracting Discrimination
  Racial and gender quotas in federal transportation contracting effectively remedy the ongoing effects of past discrimination.
  Growing recognition that this assumption was false, but not yet mainstream 1 sources
• All Humans Have Identical Dexterity
  Human populations possess uniform physical traits like finger size and manual dexterity, with no innate group differences affecting precision assembly.
  Mainstream still holds this assumption to be true despite evidence against it 1 sources
• AI Hiring Tools Are Unbiased
  Large language models evaluate job candidates impartially without gender bias.
  Growing recognition that this assumption was false, but not yet mainstream 1 sources
• Poverty Prevents Human Flourishing
  Poor countries produce unhappy populations because poverty precludes individual and societal flourishing.
  Experts are divided on whether this assumption was actually false 1 sources
• Equal Pay Equalizes Dissimilar Jobs
  Women in predominantly female jobs like cooking and cleaning deserve the same pay and bonuses as men in more arduous male-dominated jobs like refuse collection to correct discrimination.
  Growing recognition that this assumption was false, but not yet mainstream 1 sources
• Free Trade Orthodoxy Prevents Harm
  Unrestricted free trade always benefits the economy without causing offshoring or strategic disadvantages.
  Experts are divided on whether this assumption was actually false 1 sources
• Environmentalism Trumps Post-1969 Progress
  After the late 1960s economic boom, further development like drilling and building was unnecessary because the economy was already good enough, prioritizing ecology over abundance.
  Experts are divided on whether this assumption was actually false 1 sources
• Wars of Conquest Pay Off
  Wars of conquest provide net economic benefits through resource control, strategic gains, and territorial expansion.
  Mainstream now strongly agrees this assumption was false 1 sources
• Rare Earths Warrant Geopolitical Focus
  Rare earth elements are scarce enough to justify intense geopolitical competition, foreign policy maneuvers, and massive investments due to their critical role in green technologies.
  Growing recognition that this assumption was false, but not yet mainstream 1 sources
• Federal Cuts Like Twitter Layoffs
  Drastic staff reductions in federal agencies succeed the same way as in private companies like Twitter.
  Experts are divided on whether this assumption was actually false 1 sources
• Social Equity Cannabis Licenses Empower Ex-Offenders
  Preferential cannabis retail licenses and funding for people previously prosecuted for marijuana offenses will create successful flagship businesses and recompense historical wrongs from the drug war.
  Growing recognition that this assumption was false, but not yet mainstream 1 sources
• Greenland Economically Benefits Denmark
  Sovereignty over Greenland provides Denmark with economic benefits outweighing the massive ongoing subsidies required to sustain it.
  Mainstream now strongly agrees this assumption was false 1 sources
• Gender Pay Gap Proves Discrimination
  Women earn substantially less than men due to workplace discrimination rather than career choices and job differences.
  Growing recognition that this assumption was false, but not yet mainstream 1 sources