BBC News - Priority queues: Paying to get to the front of the line
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Often those paying the highest price subsidise others who can then enjoy the service, though perhaps with a bit of temporal inconvenience.
Richard Larson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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I disagree with
often. More often the logistics of providing a priority queue further constrains resources for the rest. Witness high occupancy traffic lanes and frequent traveler security lines at the airport.
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But are traditional American values like fairness and equal opportunity really compatible with letting someone buy their way to the front of the line? And what happens when the people who pay more want more?
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Time for another are taxes fair thread
Sixto
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10-04-2012, 12:49 PM
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