Escaping Paternalism Book Club: My Final Response to Questions

I’m now ready to wrap up my side of the Escaping Paternalism Book Club; Rizzo and Whitman will have the last word, coming soon.  Hope you enjoyed the ride!

Response to final questions:

Knut Heen:

When the unit of measurement is cash, discounting is standard practice and non-controversial.

When the unit of measurement is utils, discounting is somehow highly controversial.

This is a surprisingly complex issue, but I think I handle it pretty well here.

Denver:

(This question is for anyone)

What arg...