Gary Childress
Student for and of life
I wouldn't need a $50,000 job if I can live on less than that; that is, if goods and services are less expensive.
Sounds like a good argument against minimum wage. If we abolish minimum wage that would tend to make goods and services more affordable as well, perhaps offsetting the lower wages. Let the market dictate what is a fair wage and not the government.
Back on track: Perhaps you have a good point as far as immigration. Perhaps letting people flow freely in and out of countries would be offset by lower prices on goods and services. It would also lower the wealth gap between countries (or should I say regions since there would be no countries so to speak). So the world would become one big country with freedom of movement. Sounds like a good goal for humanity as it would abolish much of the reason for wars. Instead of wars it would be more like "civil wars" if there were any.
Even given the unrealistic scenario (migration is not a decision one takes lightly), those Chinese will still be sharing the country with other Asians, Europeans, Africans and Latin Americans.
Another good point. Surely the country would become more multi-cultural. Perhaps the world needs an outlet for different cultures to mingle and dissolve the boundaries between peoples.