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I don't think keeping people in your country by making it harder to leave is a good strategy.

• cmrdporcupine 7y ago
  IMHO when education is subsidized by public funds (which it is here), those funds should have to be repaid if you're leaving the country within a certain number of years or before you've paid some amount in income tax. That would improve the talent situation here.
  • shdh 7y ago
    People who are talented will still be poached and head down south. Restricting mobility won't stop anything.
  • noarchy 7y ago
    That would also create more incentives to simply do one's education south of the border, rather than risk being shackled by government efforts to halt one's movement.
    • cmrdporcupine 7y ago
      Have fun paying 4-5 times more for the same education then...
      • noarchy 7y ago
        People are eyeing the salaries they can get with that education. I can see plenty of people willing to swallow that cost in exchange for not having the government tying an anchor around their legs.
  • liamdiprose 7y ago
    In New Zealand, the government funds tertiary education with a zero-interest loan. If you move/work overseas, it becomes a regular loan with 4% interest. It gives some pressure to stay in NZ, but in reality, talented engineers can get over double their salary abroad.