@ZaidJilani Begs the question of why Haitian refugees, who deal with a lot more danger at home, are treated as somebody else's problem and the same people say we should send them back to what's basically a warzone. Kinda know the answer as to why, but still.

@theSurlyBiker Well, you have to admit it's kinda the man's fault for practicing this reckless "walking" hobby on the street

@TxWallie @TH_8111 @Tara62503884 @intelligentzmby @RpsAgainstTrump It is! For all you dislike migrants, they are making rational economic choices just like you do when you go looking for a new job.

@bdquinn Either they believe that you're not going to do it because you're not as willing to tank your own economy as you say you are or they believe you're an unstable trading partner willing to sink the ship and start to divest to more predictable trading partners

@TxWallie @TH_8111 @Tara62503884 @intelligentzmby @RpsAgainstTrump ...or else they wouldn't be leaving the third world through risky migrant routes to come work in the US where cost of living is significantly higher.

@TxWallie @TH_8111 @Tara62503884 @intelligentzmby @RpsAgainstTrump Why does the government get to determine the fair minimum? Again, would you have the government determine what it thinks is a fair wage for *you*? Why or why not?

@TxWallie @TH_8111 @Tara62503884 @intelligentzmby @RpsAgainstTrump I don't think the government is able to nor should it be in charge of ascertaining what a fair wage for anything is. Fair is a wage that both employees and employers find acceptable. Assuming you're not on minimum wage, would you like the govt to set your wage as well?

@TxWallie @TH_8111 @Tara62503884 @intelligentzmby @RpsAgainstTrump ... But obviously consumers (myself included) care more about their bottomline than where products are made - the reason may be selfishness but this selfishness drives comparative advantage and keeps the world economy making more stuff for cheaper for everybody.

@TxWallie @TH_8111 @Tara62503884 @intelligentzmby @RpsAgainstTrump (ps, I take your non-answer as an admission that there isn't any actual slavery and we're just being hyperbolic)

@TxWallie @TH_8111 @Tara62503884 @intelligentzmby @RpsAgainstTrump Yep

@TxWallie @TH_8111 @Tara62503884 @intelligentzmby @RpsAgainstTrump 1. I'm not 2. You didn't answer my question!

@TxWallie @TH_8111 @Tara62503884 @intelligentzmby @RpsAgainstTrump If both employees and employers consent to the work, where is the slavery?

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@intelligentzmby @RpsAgainstTrump I think tariffs on a quarter of our imports and retaliatory tariffs on over a third of our exports by destination will in fact hurt the economy (the futures market seems to agree). But just so we can revisit this later, what do you think a "win" will look like?