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Re: Redlining
From: IN%"[email protected]" 11-DEC-1996 19:45:12.83
>A good question. It is based on the theory that every person has a
>"utility" function in their mind. This function determines the "worth"
>of money and worthiness of risk.
>If that function as a function of income is strictly concave
Except in the case of a consumer for whom the lower end is essentially
no different than 0 - e.g., a minimum amount for survival - having a concave
utility function for money (as opposed to less-convertible goods/services)
is irrational. While I am in favor of allowing people to be irrational if they
so desire, I am not in favor of governmental rules (e.g., coercive rules) being
determined by irrationality. See my comments on emotion to Matt M.
-Allen