Each decider will be asked to say “yea” or “nay”. If the coin came up tails and all nine deciders say “yea”, I donate $1000 to VillageReach. If the coin came up heads and the sole decider says “yea”, I donate only $100. If all deciders say “nay”, I donate $700 regardless of the result of the coin toss. If the deciders disagree, I don’t donate anything.
Suppose that instead of donating directly (presumably for tax reasons), you instead divide the contribution up among the deciders, and then let them pass it on. As I figure it, that simple change in the rules eliminates the paradox.
I’m not sure what this means, but I’m going to blame the paradox on the tax-code. :)
Suppose that instead of donating directly (presumably for tax reasons), you instead divide the contribution up among the deciders, and then let them pass it on. As I figure it, that simple change in the rules eliminates the paradox.
I’m not sure what this means, but I’m going to blame the paradox on the tax-code. :)