0 sats \ 12 replies \ @Undisciplined 9 Feb \ parent \ on: Does the Economy Need Migrants? and related discussion econ
Exactly. While I think many of the policies being pushed by the left are dumb, I think the potential reactions to them are more dangerous. When people feel threatened, high-minded moral principles go right out the window.
That ship has already sailed and isn’t coming back
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We'll have to build a new one then.
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We need to build a wall
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Go ahead. Or do you mean I need to be stolen from so that my money can be used to build a wall against my will?
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Should we ignore the will of voters who support building a wall
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We should respect people's property rights. The point of individual rights is that they aren't overridden by the desires of a mob.
If enough people want a wall, they can fund its construction.
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You can say this about any government program you disagree with such as welfare or planned parenthood or fill in the blank
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I know and I do.
Do you live near the border? Unless you do you don’t have to worry about eminent domain
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I'm talking about taxes, but I also don't want property owners along the border to be expropriated in pursuit of a wall they don't want.