31 Oct 10
Originally posted by WajomaA person pay taxes, government then uses that money to spends that money on common goods.
Give an example of a person spending money on a common good. Then we'll have something to work with.
The point of common goods is that it is not rational for a private person to spend money on it.
31 Oct 10
Originally posted by BartsThen your example falls very clearly into 3/ Spending other peoples money on other people.
A person pay taxes, government then uses that money to spends that money on common goods.
The point of common goods is that it is not rational for a private person to spend money on it.
31 Oct 10
Originally posted by BartsWe can go back and forth on that one, but you will now agree that there are only THE four ways to spend money?
Than your classification is meaningless in regards to efficiency as some categories will be more efficient depending on the type of product money is being spent on.
31 Oct 10
Originally posted by BartsWe can go round and round in circles on which is most effcient, (some other time unfortunately) but in each case when money changes hands the exchange can be put into one of those four catergories.
Of course not, there are only "THE" four ways of spending money when we only classify by where the money comes from and where it goes, but you deliberately leave out significant other dimensions.
31 Oct 10
Seeing as my contention was that your classification was not at all suited for the question (which one is most efficient) I have no problem conceding that it is indeed a way of classifying spending.
Question though, in the OP your question was.
"Which of these three generally results in the most efficient way to spend money and which is the worst"
Now you say that we're not going to talk about which one is most efficient. What is the use of the classification then ?
31 Oct 10
Originally posted by WajomaAnd each time money exchanges hands the price goes up. 😉
We can go round and round in circles on which is most effcient, (some other time unfortunately) but in each case when money changes hands the exchange can be put into one of those four catergories.
31 Oct 10
Originally posted by Wajoma1 is a common sense option, but needless to say the truth is that many people are incapable of using their money wisely.
1. Spend your money on yourself.
2. Spend your money on someone else.
3. Spend someone elses' money on someone else.
Which of these three generally results in the most efficient way to spend money and which is the worst, can they be applied to everyday examples.
2 is (ideally) the morally correct option, there's nothing more heart-warming than charity.