Why 3.5M Americans in their prime years aren’t working

Re:Why 3.5M Americans in their prime years aren’t working by craftyguy on Saturday February 24, 2018 @03:19PM (#16455157)

My point is that just because one country is doing it doesn't mean that it's the right thing to do.

Isolationism, and the concept of 'us vs. them' at a global level needs to die. Humans are a global species, and the longer it takes us to realize that the worse off we will be at trying to solve global problems, like economics.

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Re:Why 3.5M Americans in their prime years aren’t working by candiodari on Saturday February 24, 2018 @09:59PM (#16456878)

That's a prisoner's dilemma. If you open up, and the other side doesn't reciprocate (and China doesn't, to put it VERY mildly), you will lose. A lot.

Also, if that happens, you have the worst of all possible worlds : the situation gets worse (more resources are more inequal), AND the party that tried to get it fixed is the one that loses the most resources. This, of course, will make any future attempt to fix inequality that much harder.

It's just not that simple.

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Re:Why 3.5M Americans in their prime years aren’t working by Clubber on Saturday February 24, 2018 @03:45PM (#16455294)

You know, like in many things, there is a large spectrum between completely open markets and isolationism. Suggesting moving from one part of the spectrum to another doesn't mean a country is isolationist.

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