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Re: Do we need 12 million to pick lettuce?

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From: Michael Scheltgen
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2006 21:15
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Not PC wrote:
> On Fri, 14 Apr 2006 13:56:54 -0400, Just Cocky <just@cocky.com> wrote:
> 
> 
>>>No, your post did not mention neither necessary nor sufficient.
>>>
>>>You said : "
>>>
>>>New for you: wealth is created by people. The more you have, the
>>>wealthier the country becomes. Genius! "
>>>
>>>Nothing there about necessary or sufficient. You simply claimed people
>>>create wealth and the more people the wealthier the country is.
>>>
>>
>>Ok you are right. Let me rephrase:
>>
>>People are necessary to create wealth. The more people you have, the
>>greatest the chance of creating wealth. And this is not just related
>>to quantity of labor available but also, and more importantly, to
>>additional people taking risks and innovating.
> 
> 
> Riiiiiight.  Now why are India and China not the "wealthiest" countrys
> on earth, since they hold about 1 of every 3 people on earth?  And why
> aren't all the wetbacks trying to get to India?

What he means is if you can siphon the best and brightest from 
other countries it will be good for your economy.  Obviously 300 
million illiterate farmers from China or India wouldn't be good 
for Americans' quality of life.

Would you have been opposed to European immigration in the late 
1800s/1900s?  Do you think this was bad for America?
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