In Defense of Anagorism

political economy in the non-market, non-state sector

In pursuit of the haggle-free economy

laura k explains more clearly than I am able, why I hate haggling. Hopefully deep transparency will make the Iron Law of One Price a fact and not just a promise, but more on that in my upcoming post on deep transparency. For now, laura has given me another rallying cry: No bargaining but collective bargaining! Commenter allan adds:

People who are shy or hesitant are penalized for who they are. They may end up paying more for items and also earn less at their jobs.

I refer to this phenomenon as the aristocracy of push.

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2 responses to “In pursuit of the haggle-free economy”

  1. laura k Avatar

    Hey, thanks! I’m glad to know I’m not the only one.

    1. n8chz Avatar

      Not by a long shot. We are legion…

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