boelboel

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   by boelboel 2y ago

   No credible source says 1.7, the source that says this must be based on some kinda UN projection of 2010. Real TFR is probably around 1.0, in some parts of china it's below 0.7 (in the northeast it's around this number, in Macao i
2. 212.▲
   by boelboel 2y ago

   No their population decline is felt already, they don't have enough people to fill the factories right now and too many highly educated people. This is mostly about people in non stem related fields and non elite universities. If you&#
3. 213.▲
   by boelboel 2y ago

   Higher marginal income taxes discourage investment and productivity and high capital gains causes high distortion/is difficult to implement/also discourage investment. Affordable housing shouldn't be tried to be solved by thr
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   by boelboel 2y ago

   Housing is the obvious problem, only way to fix this is by making it easier to build houses and some kinda land value tax (higher property taxes would work but not as well). Problem is most western countries are gerontocracies and property