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>On Jan 27, 1:08 pm, Brett Paul Dunbar <br...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> In message <MPG.21cbdbbc6e427c8c9896d8@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, bernardZ
>> <Berna...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> >Actually for the rich it is a step backwards. I would rather a servant
>> >to clean my house and make my dinner rather then a vacuum cleaner and
a
>> >microwave.
>>
>> No you don't, or at least you don't enough to actually pay enough for
>> even part time servants. If you really value it you can hire a cleaner
>> to come round and clean your house on a regular basis, there are
>> cleaning firms that will do this. And you can either eat out or order
>> meal deliveries from any number of local restaurants if you really
don't
>> want to cook.
>
>What makes you think you know better than BernardZ what *he* wold
>rather have or not have? Perhaps what he really values is ordering
>people around. It's not at all uncommon.
There is a basic principal of economics called revealed preference, what
people actually value is demonstrated more by what they do rather than
what they say. If he really wanted somebody to cook and clean for him he
could pay for it, he obviously does not consider the value worth the
cost. The saying "put your money where your mouth is" epitomises the
same concept.
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