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Over the Next Year, Germany Will Hit a Scary Demographic Milestone
- netzone 9y agoI don't necessarily think this is a huge problem. In a healthy society there is by default less births.
- woodandsteel 9y agoThe problem is when you have so many people over the retirement age who are being financially supported by a shrinking group of workers.
- rs999gti 9y ago> Developed countries tend to have a lower fertility rate due to lifestyle choices associated with economic affluence where mortality rates are low, birth control is easily accessible and children often can become an economic drain caused by housing, education cost and other cost involved in bringing up children. Higher education and professional careers often mean that women have children late in life. This can result in a demographic economic paradox. From the NIH: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4255510/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4255510/
- craftyguy 9y agoGood. There is already an unsustainable number of people on Earth, even though biology drives people to violently disagree.
- johan_larson 9y agoReinstitute the draft, with two years of service starting at age 30. Anyone raising two or more children is exempt.
- mrguyorama 9y agoA low national birth rate is only an issue if you also hate immigration.
- istorical 9y agoFor now, until existing developing nations become more developed and their birth rates drop too. In a number of decades you'll see developing nations catch up to our fertility rates, and then the immigration solution to the unceasing growth pyramid scheme will need a new mechanism to survive, or we'll have to adapt.
- woodandsteel 9y agoFrom what I understand, Germany is pretty bad at integrating in immigrants. Example is case is the many Turkish workers.