Three Kids, One Flute

T. A. Gardner said:
Possibly, but irrelevant. I have the flute in hand according to the example. There are three children present who want it. I break it into three equal parts and give them each one. That's fair. Of course, I could wait for their responses to my decision and base my actions on that. I'd expect the responses to be:

A. Well, I guess if that's what you want to do...

B. No! I spent lots of time and materials on making it! Don't destroy it!

C. Whatever...

B would get it because she's the only one that cares about the flute. The other two are essentially getting a variant of Fruit of a poisonous tree. That is, they are being rewarded for doing nothing with C being the least worthy of the group.
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What did you think of my solution? Post #2.
 
AProudLefty said:
What did you think of my solution? Post #2.
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That's workable but it's better if

A gets the flute and gives B half the money raised from the concert A performs with it. C is hired by them to clean up after the concert and gets paid like 1 or 2% of the take. B uses the money she earned to make more flutes, while A knows other flute players that buy them. A and B become rich. C is stuck in section 8 housing on welfare.
 
T. A. Gardner said:
That's workable but it's better if

A gets the flute and gives B half the money raised from the concert A performs with it. C is hired by them to clean up after the concert and gets paid like 1 or 2% of the take. B uses the money she earned to make more flutes, while A knows other flute players that buy them. A and B become rich. C is stuck in section 8 housing on welfare.
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Wouldn't C earn experience and learn? The bonus part is he has been listening to the music, which motivates him.
 
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