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". The perception by many is that immigration was causing a drag down on wages, but all the data suggests in fact immigration is net benefit to a population". T
by gmarx 10y ago
". The perception by many is that immigration was causing a drag down on wages, but all the data suggests in fact immigration is net benefit to a population". That statement is the old switcheroo. In summary, the perception of many is correct and they care less about the fact that immigrants tend to, e.g., raise GDP, than the fact that they are depressing wages for people like them.
- ZeroGravitas 10y agoSo in summary, people would rather vote to make their country poorer, than vote for their fair share of its wealth.
- briandear 10y agoNobody cares about a country's wealth -- people care about their own. See Adam Smith.
- bandrami 10y agoYes, Smith's The Wealth of Individuals is a must-read
- cmdrfred 10y agoSo you wake up, shower, get dressed and commute to work not for your own gain but instead to raise the GDP of the country you live in? Only insects have that sort of thought process. "I may die but the hive will overflow!"
- crdoconnor 10y agoIf the vast majority of that wealth coalesced at the top why would I vote for it?
- gmarx 10y agoI think it's more like they would vote the country to grow a fraction of a percent more slowly in exchange for a more secure job in low skilled or unskilled labor
- Trundle 10y agoIt's better to be a big fish in a small pond than a bigger fish in the ocean.