nyan_sandwich comments on Open Thread, October 16-31, 2012 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: [deleted] 18 October 2012 02:57:17AM 0 points [-]

If you earn more money, do you see yourself as having more say in how it is spent?

What? I'm confused. Isn't that the point of money?

Comment author: wedrifid 18 October 2012 03:12:04AM 1 point [-]

What? I'm confused. Isn't that the point of money?

The context refers to money within a specific significant explicit and implicit contractual arrangement which happens to include some degree of sharing of resources. Influence on how money is spent within such arrangements is seldom in direct proportion to how much is respectively earned.