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What's this?

I'm arguing that anyone who puts any stock in the results of a generic

survey of public companies in which they are asked to give specifics about company plans as result of a change in policy, is a complete moron.

When I first read your post about "only" 9 of 100 companies planning to invest in salaries or charity, I knew exactly what the actual result would be before I even found the actual article. Companies just don't respond to shit like this... one way or the other. And when they do respond, they give a no comment or a generic non answer. So you effectively have a sample size of 9 against a population of 100. Draw any conclusions you want, but if you put any stock at all in that survey (in either direction), you are a total idiot.

(In response to this post by Shenhoo)

Posted: 01/17/2018 at 8:54PM

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Sure. Obama proposed it in 2015, but Republicans.... -- Shenhoo 01/17/2018 6:56PM

I don't like to post skads of paragraphs. -- Shenhoo 01/17/2018 6:37PM

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9/100 is a small minority. ** -- Shenhoo 01/17/2018 6:57PM

Of companies that go on record with -- BocaHoo91 01/17/2018 7:24PM

Why would they not respond? I guess we'll see won't we ** -- 111Balz 01/17/2018 8:48PM

Because they're public companies. As a general rule they -- BocaHoo91 01/17/2018 8:56PM

As a banker I see public companies respond to surveys like that -- 111Balz 01/17/2018 9:09PM

Even no brainer questions get a no comment, a generic -- BocaHoo91 01/17/2018 9:23PM

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Yes, I agree, although most of those are conducted for -- BocaHoo91 01/17/2018 9:35PM

Well, we'll just disagree on this one. ** -- 111Balz 01/18/2018 07:45AM

You could make the counterpoint it is a majority. ** -- Shenhoo 01/17/2018 7:29PM

Or you could read TK's post below. You might learn something from him. -- BocaHoo91 01/17/2018 8:22PM

Boca....that is still 9 of a 100. No matter how you spin it ** -- 111Balz 01/17/2018 8:50PM

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It wasn't really a study. It was a survey. It's a data point. Could turn -- 111Balz 01/18/2018 08:06AM

I knew as soon as I posted that you would correct me. -- hoothat 01/18/2018 09:40AM

Well, it might be. You of course are welcome to form your own assessment ** -- 111Balz 01/18/2018 11:07AM

Still looks like a minority--in light of no additional evidence. -- Shenhoo 01/17/2018 8:42PM

I'm arguing that anyone who puts any stock in the results of a generic -- BocaHoo91 01/17/2018 8:54PM

I'm arguing Apple is a small minority. -- Shenhoo 01/17/2018 8:55PM

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Yes. I do. Name the other 42 and have a majority. ** -- Shenhoo 01/17/2018 9:05PM

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