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That is the nativist view, yes. But I am not a nativist. Let every member of our species compete on a fair playing field without government interference, regard
by energy123 1y ago
That is the nativist view, yes. But I am not a nativist. Let every member of our species compete on a fair playing field without government interference, regardless of their birth circumstances.
- newsclues 1y agoSome people "compete" with bombs and guns, when they feel they were screwed over.
- benreesman 1y agoThe point is not that companies hiring workers overseas is inherently bad. The point is that companies rest on the infrastructure of society, they are only possible because of everything from the physical infrastructure of energy to the institutional infrastructure of courts and markets. These things are for the most part provided by the tax base in their home country. There are for the most part rules, laws, and norms about how much and what kind of economic activity must accrue back to the society that incubated and hosts the company. Arbitraging those rules and norms to extract rents is not in general a social good.
- energy123 1y agoYou make a good argument that corporate tax havens should be prevented with policy.
- soulofmischief 1y agoIf governments don't interfere, corporations and capitalists will. And they will not play fairly.
- energy123 1y agoIs this supposed to be an argument that governments should force companies to implement nativist hiring policies.
- soulofmischief 1y agoI am replying to "Let every member of our species compete on a fair playing field without government interference, regardless of their birth circumstances", and have said nothing on nativism. The quote I am replying to stands on its own regarding criticism. "Government" is supposed to just be The People, and preventing "government interference" becomes a dog whistle for "let the market do what it wants, if people with capital use it to further acquire capital at the expense of those without, so be it."