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0 pointstptacek1d ago0 comments

You reasonably might not. We would though. Who prevails, the small-but-concentrated interest, or the vast-but-diffuse one? It's the central question of all public policy.

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bluecheese45221h ago

Why would the average us citizen want to import a smarter foreign competitor. There are far more workers than there are ceos.

tptacekOP20h ago

An accountant wants better, more reliable, and cheaper software. They're not intrinsically motivated to subsidize native-born software developers.

akerl_21h ago

Because I want to work with talented coworkers and do business with talented counterparts and socialize with people who aren’t scared of immigrants.

solenoid093714h ago

Because without having the smartest people, the reigning superpower is totally, utterly, unequivocally fucked.

Power is a function of technological superiority. The moment you it stops attracting the smartest people, a country will fall behind on military and economic power.

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