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Re:Let’s relocate a bunch of government agencies to the Midwest by Naritai on Sunday December 11, 2016 @12:34AM (#13149756)
...by dramatically increasing supply?
Re:Let’s relocate a bunch of government agencies to the Midwest by Noseshine on Sunday December 11, 2016 @04:41AM (#13150353)
...which would decrease demand (ceteris paribus) :-) I think the question was academic, not practical.
Re:Let’s relocate a bunch of government agencies to the Midwest by hellofunk on Sunday December 11, 2016 @08:47AM (#13151041)
Supply and demand can both increase. It's the difference that matters.
Re:Let’s relocate a bunch of government agencies to the Midwest by Noseshine on Sunday December 11, 2016 @09:40AM (#13151233)
I wrote "ceteris paribus". Please actually read comments before downvoting. My comment still stands. If, everything else remaining equal, supply "dramatically increases" than demand will fall.
Re:Let’s relocate a bunch of government agencies to the Midwest by saycheese on Sunday December 11, 2016 @12:12PM (#13151961)
While I didn't downvote your comment, using Latin on an English speaking site isn't an effective means of expressing ideas.
Re:Let’s relocate a bunch of government agencies to the Midwest by hellofunk on Sunday December 11, 2016 @12:20PM (#13151996)
I have to agree that to assume everyone would understand some Latin phrase is, well.. presumptuous.
Re:Let’s relocate a bunch of government agencies to the Midwest by Noseshine on Monday December 12, 2016 @11:42AM (#13159400)
That is a common phrase in ergonomics. I myself don't speak any Latin apart from a handful of phrases, like et al, et ceterea, pecunia non olet... - the usual stuff that I think most people have been exposed to. And "ceteris paribus" is THE phrase in economics. It of course applies to all models, but in that field it's actually being used in everyday speech, and always and immediately (when starting to study anything "economics"). I'm not even an economics person, only learned a little bit of it on the side (didn't find it interesting enough).

So it is NOT a stretch at all to assume that someone who wants to debunk a statement made on the basis of the boring standard subject of economics, the supply and demand relationship, has heard about it! If not, it would be even worse for his statement.