Town A and Town B are not broke.
They also have been given no opportunity to change. Town A simply thinks there's an implied opportunity where none has been made. BUT, Towns A and B are both rural towns.
Town A wants to be more cosmopolitan and Town B wants to be remain as rural as it is today.
You want to force them to both be more cosmopolitan, regardless of the will of the local people, while I suggest allowing each to be what they want at the same time.
Viewpoint A wants to see each healer made more complex because that is what they like.Viewpoint...
Viewpoint B would like to see each healer stay simple because that is what they like, but as a compromise, they suggest giving Viewpoint A 3/4ths of them so Viewpoint A will be happy.
Viewpoint A insists they will not be happy unless they get them all, and Viewpoint B can either accepted it and change or can go pound sand, and either way, Viewpoint A will not be happy unless it gets everything it wants and Viewpoint B gets nothing it wants.
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Maybe if you actually had accurate allegories, it might help your understanding of the situation.