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Re:A little secret that will make the world fall apart by known on Thursday January 29, 2009 @04:53AM (#456128)
I petitioned govt to give rice freely to people Below Poverty Line (BPL), an economic indicator of standard of living, used in India.

Since rice is Indians staple food, I assumed that it will have a cascading effect on remaining food items and will help in reducing their prices and inflation.

But to my surprise BPL people started buying exotic products and services with the money saved because of free rice.

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Re:A little secret that will make the world fall apart by anamax on Thursday January 29, 2009 @11:29AM (#456577)
> But to my surprise BPL people started buying exotic products and services with the money saved because of free rice.

Did this experience teach you that you really don't know much about human behavior and should stay away from activities where such knowledge is important?

Or, did you double down and keep at it, perhaps with "I'm a good person so what I want is good."?

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Re:A little secret that will make the world fall apart by known on Friday January 30, 2009 @02:58AM (#457855)
I'd say both wrt http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perverse_incentive
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