jetpack domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /mnt/stor08-wc1-ord1/694335/916773/www.tvhe.co.nz/web/content/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6131updraftplus domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /mnt/stor08-wc1-ord1/694335/916773/www.tvhe.co.nz/web/content/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6131avia_framework domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /mnt/stor08-wc1-ord1/694335/916773/www.tvhe.co.nz/web/content/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6131There are a number of mechanisms I intend to pull out tomorrow night if possible 😀
http://www.tvhe.co.nz/2009/08/11/internalities-mechanisms-and-booze/
]]>Then again, perhaps it is not something that needs solving. the time inconsistency problem may in reality only be minor and limited to the 2 final drinks at the end of the evening. further it may not even be a problem if you consider the decision to drink as a single decision and ignore the decision on how much to drink – the surplus may still exceed the cost so there is no problem.
Even so, I am just curious as to how you would solve it. what are these voluntary mechanisms? or other non-voluntary mechanisms (such as not serving people who are already drunk)?
]]>Hence there is a potential reason for providing a voluntary mechanisms for solving the time inconsistency problem.
It is a stretch to say that we should increase regulation and taxes further on the basis of time inconsistency – and in order to justify such a claim the goal should be to gather evidence, not to introduce policies and use this as a “ex-post” justification.
Furthermore, that is not what these people are saying – they are saying “drinking causes harm – you don’t understand that, because you lack our massive “high poweredness”, so we are taking the bottle away from you”. They are willing to reduce peoples liberties, because they don’t think people are capable of using them.
Time inconsistency always feels like a massive cop-out to me. It is where analysts go once they’ve run out of real externalities and they still need to find a problem so they can get funding from government.
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]]>Agreed. And as long as we give people information about how their action impact on their lives it should be their choice what they do.
Them turning around and saying “I know better than you what to do with your life” is poor form.
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]]>Surely it’s all innocent and the foundation is just providing some admin support for Alcohol Action New Zealand. I hope and trust that nobody donating to the advocacy group received tax receipts from the charitable foundation.
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