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Re:Stanford historian uncovers a grim correlation between vi... by gmarx on Thursday January 26, 2017 @11:34AM (#13492750)
". The perception by many is that immigration was causing a drag down on wages, but all the data suggests in fact immigration is net benefit to a population". That statement is the old switcheroo. In summary, the perception of many is correct and they care less about the fact that immigrants tend to, e.g., raise GDP, than the fact that they are depressing wages for people like them.
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Re:Stanford historian uncovers a grim correlation between vi... by ZeroGravitas on Thursday January 26, 2017 @11:53AM (#13492955)
So in summary, people would rather vote to make their country poorer, than vote for their fair share of its wealth.
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Re:Stanford historian uncovers a grim correlation between vi... by briandear on Thursday January 26, 2017 @12:07PM (#13493094)
Nobody cares about a country's wealth -- people care about their own. See Adam Smith.
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Re:Stanford historian uncovers a grim correlation between vi... by bandrami on Thursday January 26, 2017 @12:21PM (#13493214)
Yes, Smith's The Wealth of Individuals is a must-read
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Re:Stanford historian uncovers a grim correlation between vi... by cmdrfred on Thursday January 26, 2017 @01:22PM (#13493797)
So you wake up, shower, get dressed and commute to work not for your own gain but instead to raise the GDP of the country you live in?

Only insects have that sort of thought process. "I may die but the hive will overflow!"

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Re:Stanford historian uncovers a grim correlation between vi... by crdoconnor on Thursday January 26, 2017 @03:51PM (#13495138)
If the vast majority of that wealth coalesced at the top why would I vote for it?
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Re:Stanford historian uncovers a grim correlation between vi... by Trundle on Thursday January 26, 2017 @09:49PM (#13497325)
It's better to be a big fish in a small pond than a bigger fish in the ocean.
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Re:Stanford historian uncovers a grim correlation between vi... by gmarx on Thursday January 26, 2017 @04:54PM (#13495583)
I think it's more like they would vote the country to grow a fraction of a percent more slowly in exchange for a more secure job in low skilled or unskilled labor
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