Who Would Join What?
Bryan Caplan, Tim Kane, and I disagreed at lunch today on these three questions: If an election were held tomorrow, in what nations would a majority vote to have their nation join these unions:
The United States (as a state)
The European Union (as a nation)
A Worldwide Democracy (as individuals)
Bryan thought China and India would join #3; I thought that unlikely. Bryan thought few would join #1; I agree most would not, but think many would. What do you think?
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According to Wikipedia:
A poll in 2003 among Taiwanese residents aged between 13 and 22 revealed that, when given the options of either becoming a province of China or a state within the U.S., 55% of the respondents preferred statehood while 36% chose joining with China.
It doesn't mean what you think. Those with more education are likely to be more successful in their home countries and thus have less desire to move.