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Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop
Dude, a low-skilled worker in Arkansas displaced from her gig could move to Palo Alto to be a low-skilled worker there for higher wages, if only she could afford to find a place to live here. Stanford Hospital hires lots of traveling nurses (not a low-skilled job) from poorer parts of the country. They talk about moving here, until they figure out that they'd have to live in Stockton or Gilroy to dream of owning a home. The lack of housing is a tax on everyone, one that pays off for people who currently own real estate.
That helps why?
That helps why?
You just said that the problem is a glut of bodies, but you want more? Attention span much?
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The immigrants who'd come here would create communities and help the economy.
The people who are being displaced here are, it is proven from their track record, not so good at doing that here. They just get angry and vote for tariffs.
It's an iffy trade, but I think a guy willing to come here from far abroad is going to be a hell of a lot more ambitious than what's here now.
ETA: And I'm assuming as people emigrate from here, others will immigrate here, and the numbers will stay somewhat the same. The idea is we'd just shed the dead weight.
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