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> however, as a local citizen wishing to improve my country and the average income, why would I care about people coming from other countries? I mean, what do I
by finolex1 7y ago
> however, as a local citizen wishing to improve my country and the average income, why would I care about people coming from other countries? I mean, what do I get in return?
The main point of contention is not about whether this would improve the quality of life of the average EU programmer. It is about concealing what is just naked self-interest (i.e. concern about one's own wages) with noble talk of 'inequality'. I don't think there's anything wrong with concern for one's own interests, but trying to phrase it as a worry about something else comes off as a bit disingenuous.
Secondly, this just smacks of protectionism. If everyone thought the same way, we would have nowhere close to the diverse array of goods available to the modern consumer at such low prices.
- ChuckNorris89 7y agoWhat's wrong with self interest and protectionism? My family comes first. I don't want to be part in the salary race to the bottom for the sake of lower prices and consumerism.
- somebadguy 7y agoGet working then instead of whining in HN Jokes - we all know you're an incel
- blub 7y ago"it increases the inequality putting all the gains in the hands of the employers." That was not noble talk of global inequality, they meant it increases inequality on the labor market between capital and workers. So it was also a self-interested (and correct) statement. You're confusing protectionism with protecting one's borders. Protecting one's borders and awarding more rights to the country's own population than to the rest of the world is the status quo and the only recipe for success we know.