Google: Open Letter to Australians

Re:Google: Open Letter to Australians by eru on Monday August 17, 2020 @05:04AM (#24185395)

I would suggest to vote with your feet.

Pick a government you like and move there, instead of trying to change the government in the place you happen to be born in.

Voting with your feet also changes where you pay taxes. (Unless you are American, then you need to jump through some extra hoops to make sure your mother country doesn't get your money any more.)

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Re:Google: Open Letter to Australians by throwaway45349 on Monday August 17, 2020 @09:34AM (#24187051)

I'm not sure this is a good idea. Why would anyone abandon their home/nation to jump ship into a culture they know nothing about -- except for government policy? Only in the US with it's state system is what you're describing practical.

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Re:Google: Open Letter to Australians by eru on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @04:43AM (#24196485)

The US is far from the only federal country. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federalism#Examples

You are not only jumping to a new government policy, but the whole package changes. Including culture etc. Yes.

Many people around the world are looking to migrate. If borders were more open, many more people would migrate. About why? You could go and ask some of them. (Or as an alternative, Googling for 'why do people migrate?' gives lots of results to studies etc.)

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