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I think this mindset is largely harmful to the indigenous population of New Zealand, who will become increasingly margenalized in their home country.
by webkike 9y ago
I think this mindset is largely harmful to the indigenous population of New Zealand, who will become increasingly margenalized in their home country.
- ptaipale 9y agoI don't think people of New Zealand are marginalized by Peter Thiel.
- smsm42 9y agoBy Thiel having NZ passport? How does that work? How many indigenous people were consulted before arriving to this conclusion?
- Bakary 9y agoThere's no evidence to suggest that Thiel's presence will increase that marginalization, or if Thiel is actually interested in decreasing it in the first place.
- raleighm 9y ago"or if Thiel is actually interested in decreasing it in the first place" So, even if hypothetically there were increased marginalization, it would only matter if it were against Thiel's intention?...
- Bakary 9y agoNo, I simply mean that not only is there nothing to indicate that Thiel's presence will marginalize anyone, but also that Thiel himself doesn't seem likely to engage in any behavior that would marginalize anyone. Therefore the probability of it happening seems quite low.
- raleighm 9y agoGot it.
- marak830 9y agoLet 1000 people in worth 1,000,000 dollars or let on 1,000,000 people in with 1000 dollars, which group will on average create more jobs? Look I'd like to take the high road too and say everyone is equal, but we only begin that way. (Note: I'm from the second group in this mind game)
- jjeaff 9y agoMy tangential comment to your comment would be: Which creates more jobs, 1,000 millionaires, or 1 billionaire. I would say 1000 millionaires would have a much greater chance of creating many more jobs.
- vorg 9y agoAt least 1000 immigrant millionaires have spent the million buying a house in Auckland over the past few years. These are houses that would have sold for only, say, 950,000 if those immigrant millionaires hadn't been in the buyers market, so I guess that's created an extra office job or two at the local banks and real estate offices. An immigrant billionaire might buy a mansion with airfield attached for his armageddon hideout. Or he might grow a business employing immigrant workers on work visas. Some citizens might get jobs in the service sector servicing them.