[CalRobert]

Alternately, it should roll out the red carpet for American entrepreneurs, scientists, and talent who want to try moving here and having a go of things in Europe. The Dutch American Friendship Treaty accidentally enables this and has become quite popular, but is only for one country.

[expedition32]

I am not too sure about that. Every US expat is a sleeper agent waiting for the CIA to call. Their loyalty will always be to America and unquestionable loyalty to the White House.

[CalRobert]

Well I suppose Europe can start its own manzanar if it comes to it.

Emigrants aren’t really known for their patriotism.

[joe_mamba]

And then what's gonna happen to the (already fucked)Dutch housing market?

> it should roll out the red carpet for American entrepreneurs, scientists, and talent who want to try moving here and having a go of things in Europe

Only if it's bidirectional. If Americans can gentrify me out of the EU housing market with their higher purchasing power, then I should also have access to their labor market for those six figure wages to compensate. Tit for tat, as freedom of movement works in the EU. Otherwise it's just monetary colonialism. Imagine if Swedes were allowed to move to Spain but spaniards would not allowed to go work in Sweden.

[kakacik]

Maybe build more? I know folks who already own properties hate this little trick, but its pretty effective in solving this. Maybe you've not heard but there is more people than 50-100 years ago when many buildings were built, and disproportionally more in bigger cities where most well paid work is.

There are other factors like zoning and other laws, mentality of given population etc but gist is above.

[joe_mamba]

>Maybe build more?

Not up to me. I'm not a politician. And like you said, property owners hate it and they are majority.

But it's just as easy to oppose gentrification from wealthy Americans without equal terms in exchange. It has the same effect on supply/demand.

Otherwise, I'll be forced to vote for the most radical and vindictive politicians out of spite to see the world burn if I see my government prioritizes wealthy foreigners and throws me under the bus.

Every action has an equal and opposite reaction.

[CalRobert]

Wow, if only it were possible to build new homes. Might mean less parking though!

Anyway, the number of Europeans starting companies in California suggests something is deeply wrong in Europe.

Incidentally DAFT is nominally bidirectional, but as usual the US makes it more onerous. There’s a similar agreement with NL and Japan, actually.

[joe_mamba]

>Wow, if only it were possible to build new homes.

Can we do it in your back yard?

I like how people assume every country has unlimited free space for housing and all you have to do is just build more.

[CalRobert]

Yes! Please yes! I’d love to see more homes built in my town near Utrecht and have supported plans to do so. It’s idyllic and we should try to help more people who want to live like this be able to do so.

Ironically my childhood home in California has a Dutch family living in it. Small world.

[joe_mamba]

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