But the King has the riskier job, in that analogy, so his day should be worth more than the prisoner's, not less. That is, the King should want more pay for one of his days than the prisoner. (Except that his days are *better* and fewer, so if one were buying a single day, one would be willing to pay more for the King's. But there, again, I come out with the King's day being worth more.)
The idea is that the King has traded some of his good (lifespan) away for a different good (pleasure), whereas the prisoners have more lifespan left. But the question wasn't about lifespan, it was about a single day. Head 'splode now. :)
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Date: 2010-08-03 01:24 am (UTC)But the King has the riskier job, in that analogy, so his day should be worth more than the prisoner's, not less. That is, the King should want more pay for one of his days than the prisoner. (Except that his days are *better* and fewer, so if one were buying a single day, one would be willing to pay more for the King's. But there, again, I come out with the King's day being worth more.)
The idea is that the King has traded some of his good (lifespan) away for a different good (pleasure), whereas the prisoners have more lifespan left. But the question wasn't about lifespan, it was about a single day. Head 'splode now. :)