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In "The Next 100 Years," Friedman predicted that globally declining birth rates would lead states to start fighting to attract immigrants. That book is full of
by brownbat 7y ago
In "The Next 100 Years," Friedman predicted that globally declining birth rates would lead states to start fighting to attract immigrants. That book is full of incorrect predictions that are nonetheless interesting.
It's weird to see low unemployment correlated instead with nationalism.
- hayksaakian 7y ago>It's weird to see low unemployment correlated instead with nationalism. Why is it weird? Isn't it consistent with any historical period of mass migration?
- sonnyblarney 7y agoIt's not weird because I suggest there's no correlation. Hungary is losing a ton of workers because everywhere West of it pays a lot more. This is the first order issue, not local politics. Brexit would arguably be a rather nationalist form of action and the UK is a primary destination for Europeans, and others.
- brownbat 7y agoWeird because immigration directly helps alleviate labor shortages, not weird because it's ahistorical. Like when some people are sickest they are most likely to turn to pseudoscience rather than the actual science they need.