I agree, the paid review feels wrong to me. Being generally pro-commerce, I am open to an explanation, but it looks like a conflict of interest and seems easily abused.
I think this is the first I've heard of the border crossings being subsidized. It makes sense, but I've never thought about that part. The usual talking points on both sides seem pretty lacking, so it's an issue I find frustrating.
Thanks for mentioning "the die" AND "the dice"! ;D
I agree with SO MUCH of what you said about immigration! When a government is evil and inept, it deserves to lose its citizens, and they deserve to be able to find something better. I do think it's reasonable to turn certain people away, but generally, we're all freer and better off of we let people self-sort.
> I do think it's reasonable to turn certain people away
As a private citizen, you should always be allowed to do this, no matter where the person is from. You should be able to hire, sell to, rent to, contract with, offer your own services to, or otherwise associate with whomever, as long as it's consent-based.
> we're all freer and better off of we let people self-sort.
I agree, the paid review feels wrong to me. Being generally pro-commerce, I am open to an explanation, but it looks like a conflict of interest and seems easily abused.
I think this is the first I've heard of the border crossings being subsidized. It makes sense, but I've never thought about that part. The usual talking points on both sides seem pretty lacking, so it's an issue I find frustrating.
Thanks for mentioning "the die" AND "the dice"! ;D
> The usual talking points on both sides seem pretty lacking, so it's an issue I find frustrating.
Agreed. Check out “Do You Favor ‘Open Borders’?” from my archive for my more detailed attempt (with links) to argue immigration is government favoritism/subsidized: https://goodneighborbadcitizen.substack.com/p/do-you-favor-open-borders
Your pod was great! If I had enough spare time, I'd fire up my Replit account and try coding something in Python to simulate your experiment.
I agree with SO MUCH of what you said about immigration! When a government is evil and inept, it deserves to lose its citizens, and they deserve to be able to find something better. I do think it's reasonable to turn certain people away, but generally, we're all freer and better off of we let people self-sort.
> I do think it's reasonable to turn certain people away
As a private citizen, you should always be allowed to do this, no matter where the person is from. You should be able to hire, sell to, rent to, contract with, offer your own services to, or otherwise associate with whomever, as long as it's consent-based.
> we're all freer and better off of we let people self-sort.
Spontaneous order!