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A lot of naive observers suggest this, without having thought through the demographical consequences. Go look at Japan to see what happens when you reduce both
by victorhooi 11y ago
A lot of naive observers suggest this, without having thought through the demographical consequences.
Go look at Japan to see what happens when you reduce both births and immigration.
An aging population, combined with falling fertility rates and no immigration is a disaster waiting to happen.
You need fresh blood to keep an economy going - they form the backbone of the workforce (read: taxes) - and in general, they're not scared of trying new things.
- danieltillett 11y agoJapan is doing ok. What matters is per capita GDP not gross GDP.
- joeclark77 11y agoNeither of those things could help Japan. Ultimately old people are going to need nurses and other people to provide services for them. If there are not enough young people willing to do those jobs, then all the money in the world is useless.
- aianus 11y agoNothing stopping them from importing nurses from abroad when and if they get to that desperate stage.
- joeclark77 11y agoThe parent, parent, parent comment (by victorhooi) is stating that Japan's problems stem from its reluctance both to have children and to allow immigration. Your answer -- that they should change their attitude toward immigration -- doesn't refute him or me, it agrees with us.
- nova 11y ago> An aging population, combined with falling fertility rates and no immigration is a disaster waiting to happen. No, that's what's going to happen in Europe. Japan will just have to make some deep, technical changes to budget and taxes in a culturally and ethnically homogeneous civilization, not have to deal with social upheaval.