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> just to avoid making prudent updates to the welfare state? Japan's population pyramid in 1980: https://www.populationpyramid.net/japan/1980/ https://www.popu
by RestlessMind 2y ago
> just to avoid making prudent updates to the welfare state?
Japan's population pyramid in 1980: https://www.populationpyramid.net/japan/1980/ https://www.populationpyramid.net/japan/1980/
In 2024: https://www.populationpyramid.net/japan/2022/ https://www.populationpyramid.net/japan/2022/
When the ratio of "workers" / "dependents" shrink dramatically as those 2 graphs attest, we cannot have "prudent" updates. There will either be "painful" updates, or need to sacrifice something else (like getting immigrants).
- marcusverus 2y agoNo cut is so painful as to make cultural suicide a preferable alternative. BTW, needing more workers doesn't necessitate immigration--it necessitates more workers. Why do you guys always jump straight to permanent immigration? What's wrong with a temporary work visa?