The Future of Freedom Foundation‘s Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling interviewed me for their Youtube show. Enjoy.
The Future of Freedom Foundation‘s Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling interviewed me for their Youtube show. Enjoy.
Jan 28 2016
Tyler Cowen's post on Marginal Revolution today gives an interesting take on the effects of jettisoning Millian liberalism from the left / Progressive ideology. Not only would eugenicist ideas have never gained any traction historically, he argues, but the lack of appreciation for the broader philosophy of individual l...
Jan 28 2016
Tyler Cowen has an excellent post on progressivism and individual rights. At one point he discusses the views of Kevin Drum: Kevin Drum had an interesting point in response (and do read his full post, there is more to it than this quick excerpt): Early 20th century progressives supported eugenics out of a belief tha...
Jan 28 2016
The Future of Freedom Foundation's Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling interviewed me for their Youtube show. Enjoy.
READER COMMENTS
jon
Jan 29 2016 at 6:02am
From around 2:45 to 3:25 you mention the benefits of immigrant labor. Does this mean we can we expect an economic boom in Europe soon? I would guess that Sweden and Germany, in particular, have a banner year ahead.
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jon
Jan 29 2016 at 7:37pm
I have now learned that it is both common sense and common civility to put all comments in a single post:
39:10 “if this had happened overnight, it would have been a disaster” but “in China they have internal immigration restrictions”
39:50 “I don’t like to sugar coat things. I think that the things that people think about happening over a year or two years would happen over the course of twenty or thirty years.”
kyle r
Feb 3 2016 at 12:54pm
Maybe not this year or the next, as immigrants are typically net takers at first, but with the proper investment in their skills and success in assimilation, they will surely add to the growth of the economy in the near to mid future. Germany should be viewing this population as a potential godsend considering their rapidly ageing and declining workforce population.
Immigrants are much more entrepreneurial and self-sustaining than natives.
Take a look at the census data and you will see 40+% of blacks participate in means tested government programs. So, statistically speaking, they are likely to use welfare.
How is this dismissive? Denying whole groups of people refuge due to the acts of a few (who were reportedly North African, not Syrian, Iraqi, or Afghani) would be a grave miscarriage of justice. Your response just makes it seem like you would only champion women’s rights when it supports your xenophobia.
Depending on how well they seize the opportunity, Germany should see the greatest benefit. They are quickly letting the opportunity slip through their fingers, some of which can blamed on the xenophobia to the east (Hungary and Poland).
Rents are high are in the UK (where refugees are not being admitted) and Scandinavia. But in Eastern and Southern Europe the cost of living is much more affordable than most places in the United States, especially cities with large immigrant populations, like New York, DC, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco. Unfortunately, these European countries are the most hostile to accepting refugees.
These are not mutually exclusive events. A strictly enforced boarder is not necessarily a tight boarder. All this means is instead of letting people march right through and into the United States to enjoy a happy life, boarder agents round these people up, send them to court, and get them deported back to their home country.
Hope this helps. Everyone deserves a chance at a happy life of their own choosing. Unfortunately, a fair portion of the Earth’s population is denied this opportunity. Freer, more open immigration policies would help give more people this chance.
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