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What practical policies could politicians enact that would increase overall utility? When I say "practical", I'm specifically ruling out policies that would increase utility but which would be unpopular, since no democratic polity would implement them.
(The background to this question is that I stand a reasonable chance of being elected to the Scottish Parliament in 19 months time).
Free trade. As a politician, you can't do more than that.
And open immigration policies
Unlimited immigration clearly fails the practicality test, regardless of whether it's a good thing or not.
open != unlimited. But that's a margin that I would push pretty hard, relative to others.
OK I misinterpreted you. What do you mean when you say "open"?
I should have said more open.