Consistent? There are thousands of commentators here trying to gratify each others' intellectual curiosity. We aren't required to agree on everything, and if we

Consistent? There are thousands of commentators here trying to gratify each others' intellectual curiosity. We aren't required to agree on everything, and if we did, hardly any of us would have anything useful to say. For me, value is relative to the status quo ante. The difference between trade and extortion is in what would have happened if you weren't present and making the offer. Is everyone slightly worse off, or better?