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In the ideal world of those Americans who oppose the libertarian concept of open borders, there would be a 50-foot wall all around America, manned and patrolled by an enormous army of well-armed military troops prepared to do whatever is necessary to prevent any foreigner from getting through. Additionally, in their minds they envision a federal planning agency that finally, after decades of planned chaos in the area of immigration, consists of bureaucrats who have the knowledge and expertise to come up with a perfect immigration central plan in which no one crosses the border and enters the United States without governmental permission.
The deep fear of such people is that under a libertarian system of open borders, billions of foreign citizens would suddenly flood into the United States, go on welfare, become American citizens, destroy American culture, steal jobs, rape Americans, take over the the federal government, and appoint federal judges who would enforce Sharia law rather than the ...
With each visit, my understanding and appreciation of the political economy of Switzerland becomes deeper and more nuanced.
The Swiss people have been incredibly successful in evolving a philosophy, culture, and a structure of political economy which limits the potential power of a centralist, nationalist, and statist administration through the adoption of an effective federal system and other policies, which distribute power.
This does not mean that are no pressures to centralize, but rather there are policies and culture in place, which limit central action. Additionally, where issues are centralized, policies appear to be reasonable, rational, and logical.
As a visitor and outsider, I have attempted to sort through my observations to document the core factors which I believe have been and are critical and have contributed to the current condition of liberty and political economy.
My personal observations follow:
Like many countries, Switzerland has created a bicameral legislature where, in one house, small cantons have equal power with larger cantons.
Thus, some power is ...
