“When it comes to policies that restrict emigration, there appear to be trillion-dollar bills on the sidewalk,” economist Michael Clemens famously wrote in 2011. “For eliminating labor mobility barriers, the estimated gains range from 50 to 150 percent of global GDP.” As of late 2021, the global GDP is over $80 trillion, which means open borders would, according to his reckoning, add $40–100 trillion in total global wealth. - Source
This is what bothers me the most. We can’t make a rational decision together. It’s always sensationalized and simplified and two-sided and full of misinformation and blatant lies and dramatic language.
Just last night I threw out a pound of political mailers. Just took them right out of the mailbox and threw them in the garbage. Totally wasted paper that I didn’t bother to read because I know it’s just oversimplification and emotional appeals. And it was a pound last week. And the week before that. We waste so much time and money and energy on this shit.
I’ve gotten seven texts begging for money today alone.
Make it stop.