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tootsandboots
6y ago
I agree fully that there are rejections that will happen because of inter-regional differences outside of just caste. > that is what happens in reality Are you claiming a "mid" caste family given two marriage proposals: 1. To a
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tootsandboots
6y ago
You can modify the test to give them two choices, a partner that is of higher caste and another that is of lower caste - all things being equal (wealth, health, even skin color). If they were truly non-discriminatory, and only cared about p
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tootsandboots
7y ago
In the $7.95 transaction, the buyer spent a higher percentage of their wealth buying the sweater than the $80 transaction today. By keeping the inflation adjusted price the same but boosting a buyer's disposable income, free trade has
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tootsandboots
7y ago
In 1949, a nylon sweater cost about $7.95 ( https://mclib.info/reference/local-history-genealogy/histori... ), which in 2020 dollars would be about $86.41. So not $400 and about in line with what an average sweater