From: Emlyn O'regan (oregan.emlyn@healthsolve.com.au)
Date: Tue Aug 12 2003 - 21:16:44 MDT
> > (me)
> > I'm quite impressed by the theory of global free trade, but in
> > practice the restriction on relocation of individuals makes the
> > market extremely inequitable for the suppliers of labour
> (most people
> > in the world), and thus, I think, very damaging to most people.
>
> ### There was a time that I opposed immigration (imagine, me,
> an immigrant,
> opposing immigration). After thinking about the issue for a
> long time, I
> came recently to a conclusion quite similar to yours - it is
> wrong to limit
> the mobility of labor by arbitrary rules at state boundaries.
> I still think
> that limitations related to enforcement of personal liability
> insurance, or
> exclusion of security risks, are acceptable, but otherwise
> states should
> have no right to limit movement of people or their employment.
>
> Rafal
I'm really glad to see you write this. I think it is a huge problem with the
global economy, and really needs to be high on the agenda for anyone
proposing free trade.
OTOH, although free trade causes some (hopefully) short term problems
because of restriction of movement, it may also eventually create the
pressure which finally busts borders open. Let's hope so.
Emlyn
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