[net.politics.theory] Multiplicitia

mwm@ucbtopaz.CC.Berkeley.ARPA (02/19/85)

In article <4865@ukc.UUCP> ncg@ukc.UUCP Nigel Gale writes:
>I know, there would still be a problem of preventing all the wealth
>and skills (and crime) being attracted to low-tax areas, and
>preventing all the not-so-well-off converging on units with high
>social-security, or free medicine.
>I haven't thought how to solve those yet.
>Immigration/Emmigration tax (as appropriate) between areas, perhaps?

Let me paraphrase:  "still be a problem of preventing those with useful
skills from being attracted to areas where those skills are (maximally)
rewarded, and those with no useful skills from being attracted to areas
where that lack is rewarded."

This is a problem? Only if you live in the latter areas. It looks like this
problem will cause socialist societes to lose to libertarian societes in a
"market of societies," unless totalitarian measures are taken.

Like, for instance, putting big fences across cities that are in both types
of society, and not issuing exit visas to desirable citizens who might want
to stay outside of Socialistia.

Sound familiar?

	<mike