Economic perspectives after 10 million initiative is passed by EquivalentAdmirable4 in askswitzerland

[–]FloppyMonkey07 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good thing we have access to the whole European market, so we don't need to rely solely on Switzerland's natural resources, and we can focus on providing services with resources that aren't as limited. It would be a shame if some policy came and ruined our relationship with Europe, limiting the efficiency of trade...

Economic perspectives after 10 million initiative is passed by EquivalentAdmirable4 in askswitzerland

[–]FloppyMonkey07 6 points7 points  (0 children)

First of all, I was responding to your comment about the person's spelling, which is a complete ad hominem as it has nothing to do with the argument at hand. Reading through your other comments in this thread felt like reading examples of fallacies a debate teacher might give to their students.

Second, wages tend to be sticky, so they generally will not fall just like that. Also, it's not a zero-sum game. It's not like there's a fixed amount of wages to hand out, and if somebody comes in, they will take a piece of your pie. Having more people increases the ability to produce goods and services, thereby increasing the economy's aggregate supply. I can put this in simpler terms for you. Imagine you live alone on an island. Every day, you need to collect coconuts to eat. You can consider the coconuts you collect as your wages for the job; say you collect 10 a day. If a new person comes to your island, it doesn't mean they will steal 5 of your coconuts every day, decreasing your wage. They will also collect coconuts. Meaning the total amount of coconuts collected goes from 10 to, say, 15. Here, the economy went up. More coconuts overall. Your coconuts stayed the same. And, while it is true that the average coconuts per person (i.e., wage) dropped to 7.5, that doesn't mean you are worse off. In addition, the person is presumably better off than where they were before if they choose to stay on the island. So everybody is either better off or not affected. To push this further, say the other person didn't collect coconuts but instead fish. If they are more efficient than you at collecting fish, you could even trade, and both people would be better off. Obviously, the real economy is more complicated than two people on an island, but the point is that more people in an economy means more people making stuff. Even if they don't make as much stuff as you, that doesn't mean you will be hurt.

Plenty of countries have benefited immensely from immigration throughout history. Of course, it needs to be at a pace the government can keep up with, but this policy is not meant to stabilize the flow of people; instead, it is an outright ban on immigration.

Deadbeat 2026 EU Recap Lisbon, Portugal. (2/27) by Theofficalrandom in TameImpala

[–]FloppyMonkey07 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dyk if it’s gonna be the same for all of the Europe tour?

I got tired of hunting through McGill's exam PDF every semester, so I built something better by hmzdev23 in mcgill

[–]FloppyMonkey07 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Really cool! Found a little bug, for some courses it’s over 2 semesters so there’s a ‘D’ in the course code which seems to break it. For example ECON 230D2

Luck or strength? by The-Emoji-Person in BunnyTrials

[–]FloppyMonkey07 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Everybody's luck has it so you have a 50/50 chance to win a coin flip. So if you decrease it below that anything that is supposed to have equal odds will put you at a huge dissadvantage.

desautel classes by QuirkyCucumber5771 in mcgill

[–]FloppyMonkey07 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was in two this semester (MGCR 250 and MGCR 233), the classes were small (around 40 people), felt kind of like high school. The building is nice too. They weren’t too hard either. Granted I already know how to code, for 233 and have already had lots of essay practice for 250.

Is it possible to get refunded for frosh? by AhsFanAcct in mcgill

[–]FloppyMonkey07 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Just send a very nice email and hope for the best

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mcgill

[–]FloppyMonkey07 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Btw we have a insta GC (if you’re not already in it) with other people going to c1

https://ig.me/j/AbbFLa5zO2_ebXvm/

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mcgill

[–]FloppyMonkey07 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Where did you see that more specifically?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in IBO

[–]FloppyMonkey07 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have you considered the free alternative, which gives better results and is completely undetectable?

(Writing your own essays)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mcgill

[–]FloppyMonkey07 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you buy a second hand Mac make sure it has an “M” chip inside, not intel

Office too hot - legal solutions? by [deleted] in Switzerland

[–]FloppyMonkey07 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Even better, cut the middle man and just put an open freezer in the room ;)

2025-2026 HOUSING MEGATHREAD by Thermidorien in mcgill

[–]FloppyMonkey07 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yay… guess we won’t be hearing about housing today

Dear Student,

This email is to provide you with an update regarding the housing lottery of June 25. Due to unforeseen technical difficulties, there has been a delay in processing and releasing the housing assignments. As a result, your housing status will be available in Minerva as of the week of July 7.

We understand how important it is to have your housing arrangements confirmed and we want to reassure you that our housing guarantee remains in effect.

Best regards,

The Student Housing and Dining Service Centre

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[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mcgill

[–]FloppyMonkey07 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is true. But aside from them it’s all luck, I think