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> that's not the point. saying left-handed people make 20% more than right-handed people is equally (if not much more) dubious.

The sentence before that is "Hardly anybody knows anything about why some workers succeed more than others." His citation of the US News report is meant as an example that there is a lot of confusion on the subject. He is using it specifically to illustrate that dubious claims are flying around.



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