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It's democracy and everybody is entitled to vote for their own benefit. When cars where invented, horse breeders should have voted for laws against cars. Still
by facepalm 11y ago
It's democracy and everybody is entitled to vote for their own benefit. When cars where invented, horse breeders should have voted for laws against cars.
Still, not sure if the typical worker can really be sure they are a net loser? They might have less money in the pocket, but if the TV they want costs only 10% of what it would cost without global trade, maybe they are still in the positive overall?
The problem is the world is always changing, and people and nations always have to try to keep up and adapt. Or maybe not, looking at the example of the Amish? What would happen if everybody would become Amish overnight?
- griffordson 11y ago> What would happen if everybody would become Amish overnight? How much land would that take? How would these new Amish afford the $10K/acre that the best farm land in the US can cost?
- facepalm 11y agoWell you could just say we are an Amish country now, and divide everything by Amish rules. Are there too many people already for all of them to be able to go Amish? I've read sometime ago that the Amish population doubles in regular intervals, so in theory they should own the whole country after some time?