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Trumpists might complain a lot about immigration but it is the basis of US economic strength. If the US was having the same demographics issues as Europe it wou
by meiraleal 2y ago
Trumpists might complain a lot about immigration but it is the basis of US economic strength. If the US was having the same demographics issues as Europe it would have stagnated long ago. The government knows this and don't go after Tyson and the likes because it that would be a shoot in the foot. China has 1.5bi people, the US needs to get to at least 500mil fast.
- FireBeyond 2y ago> China has 1.5bi people, the US needs to get to at least 500mil fast. That needs a sea change that frankly will not happen for the forseeable future. We don't have the infrastructure to support that population. And what infrastructure we do have is pitifully run down. Governments hate investing in it - our road quality is some of the worst in the developed world (I'm in an affluent area and the amount of potholes here would have people rioting, in places overseas I've lived, for one tiny little example. Not to mention rolling blackouts in many major centers when weather exceeds seasonal norms.