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Re: Missing the point about labor
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Thu, 8 Jan 2004 16:05:32 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> NR showing protectionist stripes?
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> http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/krikorian200401070923.asp
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> Mr. Krikorian may be right that access to cheap labor means less labor saving
> innovation, but (apparently not being a free trader) he misses the point.
> Employers should have the choice of whether to use cheap labor or labor saving
> devices in their drive to improve efficiency.
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> Restricting access to labor, as Krikorian advocates (indirectly) is just as much
> a restraint of trade as laws prohibiting introduction of labor saving devices
> are. It's just a different kind of restraint.
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> I won't go so far as to say I unreservedly favor Bush II's program regarding
> immigrant workers, because I favor no restrictions on immigration whatever,
> subject only to the proviso that it is on a "make your own way or starve" basis.
I doubt a bunch of starving immigrants will do much for crime statistics.
Scott A
> The Bush program seems to add another layer of regulation and red tape to an
> already overregulated system.
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> Why is it that new programs almost always seem to do this? They never replace
> regulations, only add special cases and exemptions to them.
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| NR showing protectionist stripes? (URL) Krikorian may be right that access to cheap labor means less labor saving innovation, but (apparently not being a free trader) he misses the point. Employers should have the choice of whether to use cheap (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jan-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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