Re:Governments Should Compete for Residents, Not Businesses
by vkou on Wednesday March 08, 2023 @02:03PM
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> Before WW2 the state only helped those who couldn’t help themselves.
Through much of human history, the state largely 'helped' the aristocracy maintain a monopoly on wealth and power, through frequent applications of violence against their political enemies. In fact, in ~all non-democratic, and in many democratic societies, the state and the aristocracy - and thus, their interests, are often indistinguishable.
But either way, what does any of that have to do with passport controls?
Through much of human history, the state largely 'helped' the aristocracy maintain a monopoly on wealth and power, through frequent applications of violence against their political enemies. In fact, in ~all non-democratic, and in many democratic societies, the state and the aristocracy - and thus, their interests, are often indistinguishable.
But either way, what does any of that have to do with passport controls?