A single person with a long commute is likely going to use far more gas than them.
Which is why it might be relevant that this is in a suburb of Toronto—i.e. someone who lives here and works in the city probably has an hour-long commute.
Because they own a giant, expensive home, with a garage filled with expensive toys.
Which is why it might be relevant that this is in a suburb of Toronto—i.e. someone who lives here and works in the city probably has an hour-long commute.
Perhaps, but that is not what the article said at all. He was judging them entirely based on a picture of their garage, and the fact that they owned motorcycles and ATVs. He didn’t try to estimate how much gas they use per day. He looked at a photo and noticed it didn’t have the aesthetic of environmentalism.
Because they own a giant, expensive home, with a garage filled with expensive toys.
Wealth typically refers to one’s assets minus one’s liabilities; evidence of assets does not suffice to demonstrate wealth. My point was that you are putting forward a reasonable general claim that is not necessarily true—even if this particular home seller is underwater on their mortgage, similar people exist that are not and one would expect the latter group to be more likely—at the same time that you are criticizing Heath for putting forward a reasonable general claim that is not necessarily true—people who own multiple ATVs and motorcycles and live an hour from the city probably consume more gasoline than the average Canadian and are unlikely to be a strong supporter of the environmentalist political coalition.
Would you describe this as “necessarily so”?
Which is why it might be relevant that this is in a suburb of Toronto—i.e. someone who lives here and works in the city probably has an hour-long commute.
Because they own a giant, expensive home, with a garage filled with expensive toys.
Perhaps, but that is not what the article said at all. He was judging them entirely based on a picture of their garage, and the fact that they owned motorcycles and ATVs. He didn’t try to estimate how much gas they use per day. He looked at a photo and noticed it didn’t have the aesthetic of environmentalism.
Wealth typically refers to one’s assets minus one’s liabilities; evidence of assets does not suffice to demonstrate wealth. My point was that you are putting forward a reasonable general claim that is not necessarily true—even if this particular home seller is underwater on their mortgage, similar people exist that are not and one would expect the latter group to be more likely—at the same time that you are criticizing Heath for putting forward a reasonable general claim that is not necessarily true—people who own multiple ATVs and motorcycles and live an hour from the city probably consume more gasoline than the average Canadian and are unlikely to be a strong supporter of the environmentalist political coalition.