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   On 15 Nov 2025, a425couple  posted some   
   news:_l4SQ.41941$BJOe.5442@fx12.iad:   
      
   > On 11/13/25 21:28, Webbster wrote:   
   >> a425couple  wrote in   
   >> news:scuRQ.495$gM0f.58@fx46.iad:   
   >>   
   >>> On 11/11/25 18:03, Marmalade King wrote:   
   >>>> Liberals tend to have higher IQs than their conservative siblings   
   >>>> Steve Sailer   
   >>>> Jul 06, 2024   
   >>>>   
   >>>> A new study from an excellent team of scientists at the U. of   
   >>>> Minnesota finds that higher IQ siblings tend to be more politically   
   >>>> liberal than their lower IQ brothers and sisters. And polygenic   
   >>>> scores for IQ predict liberalism even better than do IQ tests.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Since Thomas Bouchard’s famous 1990 Minnesota Twins study   
   >>>> reuniting identical twins largely raised apart, the University of   
   >>>> Minnesota has been a leader in hard-headed analyses of the effects   
   >>>> of nature and nurture using sibling, twin, and adoption studies   
   >>>> along with the new polygenic scores.   
   >>>>   
   >>>   
   >>> So, scientists at a state university come to a totally self serving   
   >>> conclusion in 1990.   Hmmmm, is anyone surprised?   
   >>>   
   >>> Meanwhile I just tried a Google, how about this?   
   >>>   
   >>> AI Overview   
   >>> While there is no single official government report that breaks down   
   >>> household net worth data by political party affiliation, private   
   >>> research indicates that Republican households tend to have a higher   
   >>> net worth than Democratic households.   
   >>   
   >> Net worth is not IQ, nor is it corrolated with IQ.   
   >>   
   >   
   > Well, close, but not quite right.   
   >   
   > IQ, as in that measured by intelligence tests IS correlated with   
   > size of income.   
   > And amount of income does have some correlation with net worth,   
   > but other factors such as determination and self discipline have   
   > much larger contribution.   
   > Maybe not too surprisingly (though to me illogical) some IQ smart   
   > people would really choose to "wear a big hat, rather than own lot's   
   > of cattle'.   
   >   
   > I definitely suggest all should read "The Millionaire Next Door"   
   > by Stanley and Danko.  It is old, but still VERY VALID!   
   >   
   > The book has formulas to determine income and age - what determines   
   > people who are "Progressive accumulators of wealth (PAWs) or Under   
   > Accumulators of Wealth (UAWs)"   
   > ------------------   
   >   
   > AI Overview             There is a positive correlation between IQ and   
   > income, with higher IQ scores generally leading to higher earnings.   
   > However, the link between IQ and accumulated wealth is weak or   
   > nonexistent, even when controlling for other factors. Research   
   > indicates that while intelligence can increase earning potential,   
   > factors beyond IQ, such as personality traits like conscientiousness,   
   > and other life circumstances play a larger role in determining overall   
   > wealth.   
   >                     IQ and income   
   > Studies show that for each IQ point increase, income can rise by a   
   > range of about $200 to $600 annually.   
   > Higher cognitive ability is correlated with better income and career   
   > options.   
   > IQ and wealth   
   > A low correlation of about \(0.16\) has been found between IQ and net   
   > worth.  Research found no statistically distinguishable relationship   
   > between IQ and wealth once other factors like education, race, and job   
   > status were controlled for.   
   > Being highly intelligent does not guarantee wealth, and some studies   
   > show that extremely intelligent people can fall into financial   
   > difficulty. A study found that people with slightly above-average   
   > intelligence had higher average net worth than those with slightly   
   > higher intelligence scores, suggesting other factors are more   
   > influential.   
   >   
   >       Other factors influencing financial success   
   > Personality traits: Conscientiousness is more strongly linked to   
   > financial success than IQ.   
   > Other life circumstances: Wealth is influenced by a multitude of   
   > factors such as education, social status, and even luck, which can   
   > outweigh the advantage of a high IQ.   
   > Emotional intelligence: The ability to make rational financial   
   > decisions is also critical and is not directly measured by IQ.   
      
      
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