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Originally Posted by zen_tom
Capitalism is a very Darwinistic way of running a country, and as such is an efficient one because it mirrors the natural world in which we live. All I'm doing is pointing out one of the inconsistencies that governments in the west, who purport to believe in the capitalist ideal are failing to recognise. i.e. If you choose to believe in every man for himself, then you must also expect people from different countries to hold those ideals true themselves, and do their utmost to put themselves in a position where they can benefit from those idealistic, and individualistic ideals themselves.
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The problem as I see it is that the E.U. and the U.S. are not true capitalistic countries. Both offer a variety of social programs to their citizens (Europe more than the U.S. of course).
I think allowing more immigration would be a good thing if we limited the amount of social benefits available to new residents. Say something like a 10 year waiting period before eligibility.
The U.S. is a nation of immigrants and most of our families have only been here for a few generations. However when most of our families came here there was no social safety net.
I have no idea how to encourage the less developed countries to adopt more robust economies, but I will say that the engineers and craftsmen that I have worked with in Mexico over the years have been very intelligent and hard working people.