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A better solution would be to just fix immigration. Adopt something similar to the Commonwealth point system http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highly_Skilled_Migrant
by arohner 17y ago
A better solution would be to just fix immigration. Adopt something similar to the Commonwealth point system http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highly_Skilled_Migrant_Programme http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highly_Skilled_Migrant_Programm..., where you get points for being young, educated, in a useful profession, etc. Get enough points and you're automatically allowed in.
A system like this would reduce the distortion, and allow talented people into the country to bootstrap or e.g. work at Google.
- elai 17y agoAlso removing worldwide taxation of non-resident income of non-resident citizens. (As in, if I make a million a year living in peru, I don't want to have to pay taxes for the income above $80'000 to the IRS that I made in Peru while I lived in Peru). The US is the only (or one of a very small number) of countries that do this. I do not want to become a US citizen expressively for that reason.