Originally Posted by
artemis
There's lots of tradeoffs needed. It's not as simple as capping the population. People want more (healthcare, border control, research, graduates, support for the poor, social housing, improved private rentals, minimum wage increase, roads, cycleways, trainsets ... ), many worthy causes. The funding will come from borrowing or growth or cutting back elsewhere. Surely the most palatable is growth? That means matching skilled NZers or migrants with employers who want to maintain or expand, and pay tax. And most migrants have to pass the skills test.