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Isn’t this assuming people stay in fixed “compartments” over their lifetime? My experience with social safety nets in EU is that they have been there when I’ve

Isn’t this assuming people stay in fixed “compartments” over their lifetime? My experience with social safety nets in EU is that they have been there when I’ve needed them - when I was a poor student, when I was sick — and now that I’m in a different life phase I pay that forward Your math makes sense at any given instant, but who is on what side changes if you view it over time

rafaelero 3y ago
Take a look at net contribution to Danish welfare state over time. https://www.economist.com/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20211218_EUC232.png https://www.economist.com/sites/default/files/images/print-e...
- nonethewiser 3y ago
  Danish are the highest contributors with Western immigrants close behind. Non western immigrants contribute a lot less and MENAPT (middle east, north africa, pakistan, and turkey) are doing even worse.
- lukas099 3y ago
  The immigrants will have children that will be better-acclimated and contribute more, no?
  - rafaelero 3y ago
    The graph includes the descendents.
    - lukas099 3y ago
      I see, thanks.
    - lukas099 3y ago
      Approximately how many generations of descendants are included? Is it possible that intaking non-western immigrants is an investment that will pay off in the future, but the payoff has not materialized yet?