Re: The GZG Digest V1 #884

>but assuming there's any kind of "human rights" groups even
>the uber-nations might shy from doing something that blatent.
>
>Assuming none will do that -- or even just using the NAC as an example
--
>the real question is "what does it cost to support this person on Earth
for
>the rest of their life?" and "can they provide us with enough services
to
>pay us back?"	Once the cost of transporting a person to a colony world
>becomes less than the cost to provide them with a basic standard of
living
>for 50+ years, just ship 'em out!

There is a disturbing story from Terry Dowling's "Blue Dyson" series
that covers
that. The Ab'O (neo Australian Aborigional ) princes on the space
colonies had
limited colonial space for non Ab'O settlers. The propoganda said they
would be
second class citizens, but they would be in space. Limited comunication
was
allowed with those still on earth, mostly saying how good space was and
the
people earthside should join them.

It turns out that the Ab'O where spacing them in once on the orbital
stations
for some religous reason (Ab'O culture is scary anyway, so its not
beyond them
to do this, and being the most powerful race on earth, generally get
away with
things like this).

Darryl

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