Guest Post by Jeff Thomas via International Man
Countries that are in the decline stages tend to lose their best and brightest.
What happens is that, as a country becomes more socialistic, it attracts thousands of new residents who are seeking free stuff. They wish to cash in – to live off the state.
But someone has to pay for that free stuff. And of course, that means that the more productive people in the country are handed the tab.
As a country grows more socialistic, an ever-larger number of dependent people must be paid for by those who are productive. This, of course, diminishes the retained earnings of those who have been productive.
What happens then is that a quiet exodus begins to take place. The very people who are ordered to pay the bill for everyone else tend to look for greener pastures.
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