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ThisSpaceAvailable comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, July 2014, chapter 102 - Less Wrong Discussion

7 Post author: David_Gerard 26 July 2014 11:26AM

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Comment author: ThisSpaceAvailable 02 August 2014 04:54:41AM *  0 points [-]

What do you mean by that? That there are externalities?

Comment author: skeptical_lurker 02 August 2014 07:47:18AM 2 points [-]

A common argument against immigration is that immigrants are a drain on the welfare state. I don't think this is true in the average case, but it can't be dismissed solely from first principles of an efficient market.

Comment author: [deleted] 02 August 2014 08:01:31AM 0 points [-]

In principle you could let some person in without giving them any welfare benefits.

Comment author: skeptical_lurker 02 August 2014 08:12:27AM 2 points [-]

Yes, and without access to taxpayer funded schools etc. We could talk about a hypothetical AnCap UK, but this isn't going to happen in the foreseeable future.