The Economic Debate
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You are Hank Morgan, dining in the humble cottage of Marco the charcoal-burner. Across the table sits Dowley, a prosperous blacksmith who has been bragging incessantly about the 'high wages' in his protected region.
Dowley beams with pride. "In my country, a mechanic gets double what you pay! We get a full cent a day! 'Rah for protection!"
You know his math is flawed. He ignores the purchasing power of money. You have a chance to crush his argument with 19th-century logic, or let it slide to maintain your cover.