On Sun, 2009-08-23 at 18:03 -0600, Stuart Jansen wrote: > On Sun, 2009-08-23 at 01:08 -0600, Alex Esplin wrote: > > Comparative Advantage is entirely > > dependent on gain (for both parties) from trade, and I won't trade > > unless I can gain from it. In which case, no matter which party is > > more productive, each party from their own point of view got the > > better end of the deal. > > As your honestly walking down the aisles of the grocery store, do you > really think to yourself "Gee, I'd like some strawberries. And look, > they're cheaper than the ones I bought last week! Oh, but wait... When I > talked to my friend who works for the grocer I found out they're earning > a higher markup this week so I guess I won't buy any." > > I don't care if the other party is getting the larger benefit, so long > as I'm happy with the benefit I'm getting. I might wish my negotiating > position were better, but that's no reason to kill a deal that benefits > me.
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