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I never claimed the EU is better. IMHO, EU is worse than America due to the monetary federal structure and heavy-handed government. And it shows in their econom
by nine_zeros 4y ago
I never claimed the EU is better. IMHO, EU is worse than America due to the monetary federal structure and heavy-handed government. And it shows in their economic decline.
That said, America is heading to a shitty future much like EU, unless America gets its act together.
- mensetmanusman 4y agoIt’s easy for America to get its act together because everyone wants to come here still. Once that changes, doomed.
- nine_zeros 4y agoPeople may have wanted to come to America in the past. Today they are choosing various alternatives because America is shooting itself in the foot with insane red tape in legal immigration. And good people don't want to come illegally. It's so backwards. It is easier to enter illegally than legally.
- mensetmanusman 4y agoAmerica is overwhelmed with illegal immigration so there are zero resources left to help with legal immigration.
- nine_zeros 4y agoIf America makes the legal immigration system not-so-kafkaesque, people will try to apply for the legal way instead of the illegal way. Right now, the legal system is not humanly accessible.
- mensetmanusman 4y agoNot sure if there are enough lawyers in existence to make it possible. When 100,000,000 say they want to immigrate legally, that level of interest will grid lock any system unless we automate it.
- coliveira 4y agoMaybe people want to come to American (just maybe). But does America want them? The last few years have shown that people are not welcome anymore.
- mensetmanusman 4y agoA majority do, but our politics do not work on majority opinions.