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delichon • today at 7:54 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

  You cannot simultaneously have free immigration and a welfare state. -- Milton Friedman
Turns out you can, but for how long?

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Muromec • today at 7:57 PM

For as long as you make it possible and attractive for new immigrants to join the this Ponzi schemw

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goatlover • today at 7:56 PM

As long as the government doesn't spend trillions on fighting endless wars in the ME, while making it difficult for immigrants to become citizens, then over funding an agency to crack down on immigrants while claiming there is some sort of invasion, all the while cutting taxes for the super wealthy.

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