This short-sighted, reckless, and witless advocacy of open borders is the reason I stopped subscribing to @TheEconomist. Any rich country that adopted it would probably double its population within a couple of years and fall into chaos. (Or show me quantitative models otherwise.)https://twitter.com/TheEconomist/status/1010187848098762753 …
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No, you go first. There is no burden to rebut arbitrary a priori BS. What's the quantative model that says this happens?
The burden of proof is on people who advocate a dramatic change in policy. Nor is it 'arbitrary' to suppose that at least a few % of people in poor countries would emigrate to rich countries if they could. A few % is a lot of people.
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No, you made a very strong empirical claim. No one has a reason to even take it seriously, much less rebut it, unless there is evidence that entitles you to make it.
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Also, to suspect that a particular argument against X is bad does not logically imply an ounce of support for X. So one takes on no burden to defend X when one asserts that the particular argument against X is arbitrary and without empirical or theoretical basis.
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#FFS Geoffrey, you're trying to talk facts and logic to a Voxsplainer?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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The burden of proof is on anyone that makes an argument. For instance, a person who said, "Any rich country that adopted it would probably double its population within a couple of years and fall into chaos" should provide evidence for that claim. Otherwise it's idle speculation.
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And having people coming from poor countries are bad because....?
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Burden of proof is on people who want to restrict others’ actions. In this case, people who want closed borders
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Eh? They turned up in their thousands in plastic toy boats. What do you do next?
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