US committee votes $30,000 increase in minimum salary of H1B visa workers

Re:US committee votes $30,000 increase in minimum salary of ... by Amezarak on Saturday November 18, 2017 @06:30PM (#15731283)

Protectionism built the prosperity of the British empire yesterday.

Protectionism is building prosperity in China today.

I'm not saying protectionism is always right, I'm saying do what gets results. Sometimes that's free trade. Sometimes that's protectionism.

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Re:US committee votes $30,000 increase in minimum salary of ... by WalterBright on Saturday November 18, 2017 @07:20PM (#15731486)

Did it? Or did the advantages of the British empire being a global free trade zone outweigh the deleterious effects of protectionism?

Did you know that New York City was founded to get out from under protectionism, and became the economic capital of the world?

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Re:US committee votes $30,000 increase in minimum salary of ... by nonamechicken on Saturday November 18, 2017 @06:53PM (#15731393)

Yes. And I hope India will increase its protectionism as well. I don't see why Flipkart has to compete with Amazon. Why do we need Whirlpool or GM when there are Indian companies that will help create jobs in India?

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Re:US committee votes $30,000 increase in minimum salary of ... by virtuabhi on Saturday November 18, 2017 @07:33PM (#15731540)

You make a good point. Why should we have free trade without free movement of labor?

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