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It's also stupid, even if you're a complete sociopath. "Let's ship 3% of our economy to other countries."

These people work, buy things, and pay taxes. Just rapturing them out of the country will not benefit anyone.

Well, it will definitely benefit the people listed in the article and their friends at contractor companies. As for economic or moral aspects - those in power to not give a flying fcuk, it seems.

Then why do you not have a full open-order policy? It will definitely grow the nominal size of the economy

Don't know if that helps, but I'm not a country.

You could grow the nominal wealth of your household by removing the lock

I believe your analogy is trying to liken immigrants to thieves, which is precisely why it's not a good analogy.

No, in fact you did!

I knew a good friend who lived in Okinawa, and never locked his front door even when going abroad

>No, in fact you did!

Then kindly explain to me how your analogy was intended.

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