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>Making society nicer for everyone and not leaving anyone behind. In the short term, Europe is much better at this than the US, but the long term sustainabilit
by throwaway6734 4y ago
>Making society nicer for everyone and not leaving anyone behind.
In the short term, Europe is much better at this than the US, but the long term sustainability of the European welfare state will be under serious threat over the next 50 years due to the horrible demographics of most European countries
- yladiz 4y agoPlease cite if you have some sources to back this up, in particular the solvency of the welfare system across multiple European countries and the projected demographics over the next decades. I’m skeptical it’s as anywhere close to as bad as you state here.
- throwaway6734 4y agoLook at the demographic pyramids: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Germany https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Germany https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Italy https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Italy https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Spain https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Spain Massive bulges over 40 that will require support from a shrinking base of young people.