Originally Posted by
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Wait. That's your idea of how this works??? You think we would end up with less by asking for more? But by asking for less, under your surrender strategy, we will end up with more? BIZARRE. It's no wonder we're screwed.
Not by asking for more. Don't be ridiculous. By asking for an amount that no one would EVER agree to.
Like when you're negotiating to buy a house. You low ball and the other person just walks away. A true negotiating strategy is to ask for something that will clearly benefit you but so much as to totally sour the entire negotiations.