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"Oh and China is now suggesting 3 kids per couple will be to tolerated..." China came up with the same problem that all developed economies have come up agains
by fsloth 5y ago
"Oh and China is now suggesting 3 kids per couple will be to tolerated..."
China came up with the same problem that all developed economies have come up against - low birthrate, and the all the economic baggage that comes with it.
I find it unlikely the party could pump up birth rate just by dictate though.
- giantg2 5y agoThe problem is thinking of it as a problem. You can't have a sustainable system that requires birthrate (really a proxy for output and consumption) that increases infinitely.
- s1artibartfast 5y agoIt is absolutely a problem if population shrinks too fast. There is a threshold where the young literally can't feed care for the elderly.
- giantg2 5y agoAnd we are nowhere near shrinking too fast, especially since industrialization and automation provide the ability for a couple people to provide food/care for many.
- s1artibartfast 5y agoDepends on what you mean by we. This is a real concern in countries like Japan, China, and Korea. Less on the food side, and more on care and services side.