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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You have a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Or sunbutter and strawberries on gluten free bread. Whatever.
You're dividing it between two people. How to do this fairly?
One person cuts in half, and the [i]other[/i] person chooses.

This incentivizes the first person to cut as fairly as possible.

This works well for my spouse and I as we split up chores and obligations. If there are a couple of kids to get to bed, lunch to be packed, and dinner to clean up...it behooves me as the initiator to divide the choices evenly. Do you want 5yo and pack lunch, or do you want 1yo and clean dishes? This means I would be happy with either outcome he chooses.

It works so well, how can this be applied to politics: congress, reaching across the aisle, getting stuff done?[/quote]

You're assuming everyone is ethical and follows rules.  [/quote]

It's a very simple analogy based on the premise that you each want the same thing - a share of the sandwich that is as close to half as possible. What if you hated the crust and wanted it cut off?

But, to apply it to more current politics, what if your husband's job of cutting (and his corresponding ability to eat) were an elected position, and those who elected him felt like they should get the whole sandwich and you deserve nothing, an if your husband were to attempt to compromise by giving you a share of the sandwich he would risk having them elect someone in his place who would refuse to share the sandwich?

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damn!  You gave a lot of thought to this analogy.

kudos!  [/quote]

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