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Have a look at a population pyramid, especially for countries without mass immigration. There isn’t much of a next generation. When people retire they become de
by graeme 3y ago
Have a look at a population pyramid, especially for countries without mass immigration. There isn’t much of a next generation. When people retire they become dependents. Each worker will need to support an increasing number of retirees.
- bee_rider 3y agoIf a country has a plan to become smaller, I guess I can see why they’d need to stretch out their current workforce for a long as possible. The US, which is where I live, I think plans on growing until we find a hard barrier that we can’t power through.
- graeme 3y agoThe US isn’t immune to this, merely better placed. Projections are that the US will move from 3 workers per retiree to 2 workers per retiree by 2050. (You can project these things pretty well as the new generation is already born.)
- thfuran 3y agoThe US currently only maintains positive population growth due to immigration, and one of the two major political parties opposes immigration.
- bee_rider 3y agoThe basic nature of the US is to always say: more, bigger. I think betting against that instinct is a bad move.
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- rorroe53 3y agoWell, maybe AI will replace most office jobs, at which point most of those workers can become caregivers to the old.
- supertimor 3y agoMan that’s bleak.