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Does not make sense for holders of US passports. Population is still growing quickly.
by lostmsu 5y ago
Does not make sense for holders of US passports. Population is still growing quickly.
- searchableguy 5y agoPension and healthcare system is still unsustainable though. Even if population is growing, it doesn't always mean you can repay the debt back and keep promises. Someone will get taxed unreasonably in future to fund it.
- UnpossibleJim 5y agoThe US population, while not declining, has stopped is quick expansion and is headed towards a break even. It grew at 0.1% last year, a record low. https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2021/12/us-population-grew-in-2021-slowest-rate-since-founding-of-the-nation.html https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2021/12/us-population...
- lostmsu 5y agoThat's COVID though. In 2021 many countries lost over 1M people each.
- UnpossibleJim 5y agoIt's a pretty steady trend downward since the mid 90's.