tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204374242006832151.post5885225999127563891..comments2023-07-06T10:48:10.382+01:00Comments on Rigotnomics: Pareto-optimal exchange equilibria vs. inequality (incentives vs. kalashnikovs)Pierre-Louishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03936185995162366004noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204374242006832151.post-67859726761013059472009-02-25T11:45:00.000+01:002009-02-25T11:45:00.000+01:00i like one of the comments: "If A creates a lot of...i like one of the comments: <BR/>"If A creates a lot of stuff and B creates less stuff, they are inequal. If A uses his stuff to rob B of his stuff, they are more inequal, and A is a thug. If B uses his superiority in numbers (revolt, riot, or democracy) to rob A of his stuff, they will be more equal, but now B is a thug."<BR/><BR/>i am not sure where i stand on this inequality business. of course, some of it definitely comes from being born with unequal opportunities, but some of it also sterms from being smarter and working harder than others. russia tried to treat inequality a while back, but ended up killing off the smarter, more enterpreneurial and motivated part of the population, with everyone ending up equally poor. now, is that a good thing?Katyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02501787541062779596noreply@blogger.com