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It's not really terrifying for the rest of the world, but Japan has a huge social welfare program[0] and the world's second highest life expectancy[1], which me
by kyleschiller 9y ago
It's not really terrifying for the rest of the world, but Japan has a huge social welfare program[0] and the world's second highest life expectancy[1], which means this generation will be tasked with providing for an aging population much larger than they are.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welfare_in_Japan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welfare_in_Japan, https://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx?DataSetCode=SOCX_AGG https://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx?DataSetCode=SOCX_AGG
[1] https://www.infoplease.com/world/health-and-social-statistics/life-expectancy-countries-0 https://www.infoplease.com/world/health-and-social-statistic...
EDIT: Better source for [0]
- toomuchtodo 9y agoEh, Japan will get rich showing/selling the next first world countries in line how to provide for their elders with automation. Good for Japan because of xenophobia towards immigrants (and that cultural phenomenon is definitely not changing anytime soon), good for the US because we're broke and can't afford to keep extracting more for entitlements because we didn't save enough for it and kicked the can.
- jordanb 9y agoThis is exactly my point. Japan has the opportunity to chart the way forward: to show the rest of the world how to do more with fewer people and a smaller impact. To determine what an economy looks like that deals efficiently with resources and provides for its citizens without relentless growth.
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- ekianjo 9y ago> to show the rest of the world how to do more with fewer people and a smaller impact Japan has no plan. Let's not write sentences like there is a big mastermind behind everything. Politicians are not even able to take care of the ongoing budget and pressing issues, so let's not assume they know what to do 10 years from now.