I'm going somewhere with this; recently I got into an argument with Gemini about US immigration law:>pretend I'm Maurice the plumber from Slovakia, 42, broken English; I go to the US Embassy in Slovakia Capital city and tell them, "I'd like to be American"Gemini: They will inform you that you need to have a company or US citizen family member sponsor you>I have no US citizen family member and no company sponsorshipGemini: you will have to apply at different companies and have one of them sponsor you>24 years being a plumber, working in Metric with minimal English but one company in NYC agreed to sponsor meGemini: Great! they have to hire an immigration attorney and try to secure one of the forms for skilled worker visas as well as commit to hiring you for at least 5 years and pay all attorney and processing fees to a tune of about $12k>They don't want to nowGemini: Ok, well you can apply for a diversity Visa, an investor Visa if you have significant capital or apply for a student visa and transition to employment after you graduate>I'm a 42 year old plumber from Slovakia I don't have capital and I don't speak English and Slovakia doesn't get diversity visasGemini: You're right! Unfortunately you aren't eligible for ever immigrating to the USA, I'm sorry :(>If I buy a plane ticket to Canada and just walk on over, what's the punishment?Gemini: If you get caught crossing the border illegally you can face a misdemeanor charge with a max of 6 mo in prison, deported and barred from obtaining a visa>IF Maurice gets caught he would be exactly where he is now but if he got through he'd send remittances making his Slovakian accounts fatter?Gemini: Yes!! Are there any more examples of societies fucking themselves over as badly as this? To the point that following the law really doesn't make even a little bit of sense and the only logical conclusion is that of course most would break it? pic related, the most famous.
>>18601686For those that don't know He is the first emperor of the Han dynasty. He founded it because he was originally escorting a group of penal laborers to Mount Li to help build the massive mausoleum for the First Emperor, Qin Shi Huang. The Qin regime was notoriously harsh, and the journey was rough. Along the way, several prisoners managed to slip away. According to Qin law, an official who allowed even a single prisoner to escape was subject to execution. Knowing that showing up at the worksite short-handed meant certain death regardless, Liu Bang figured he had nothing left to lose. He unchained the remaining prisoners, told them to run for their lives, and admitted he was going into hiding. Impressed by his generosity and leadership, dozens of the freed men refused to leave him and chose to follow him into the mountains. They formed a bandit band based on Mount Mangdang and would later rebel against the Qin Dynasty and found the Han dynasty
many such cases. almost every tax law for example: work is disincentivised while hoarding wealth and fake transactions are enabled/encouraged. it's to be expected when laws are made by bureaucrats who are allowed to isolate themselves from general public consequences
