It’s commendable that those leading our economic policy are actively seeking ways to propel us toward achieving high-income status by 2036. After all, who wouldn’t aspire to enjoy the elevated quality of life synonymous with nations like Ireland, South Korea, Switzerland, Chile, and Singapore? However one gets apprehensive that some of the pronounced tools that public policy makers are deploying to get us to high income are protectionism tinged with discrimination of non-citizen owned businesses.
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