Politics

[bob meadows]

At no point have I ever defended our trade policy with respect to China any more than I ever defended Europe's dependency upon Russian natural gas.

red leg not directed at you....a comment in general and yes I have never heard you defend our trade policy with china....bob

 

[Tanks]

So we have a plummeting birth rate which means that the current, and more worriedly, future workforce can't support our largely non-contributing aging population like you and me. And somehow a merit based immigration system rather than open borders is a "load of crap."

We may indeed very well be beyond help.

Exactly. For the future we need an educated workforce. AI will not be able to do everything. I guess for some any immigration policy is an issue.

 

[Certus]

Is there anything wrong with a declining population if it’s a global thing?

 

[Red Leg]

Is there anything wrong with a declining population if it’s a global thing?

Yes. It is a social security, medicare and anything else funded by the tax base thing.

 

[Doug Hamilton]

Is there anything wrong with a declining population if it’s a global thing?

There are some issues with a declining population. In the US you need a younger, larger work force to pay for social security and Medicare for the elderly among other things. On the other hand, a shrinking world population would put less stress on the planets ability to function. Fewer people means fewer properties being farmed and more open undeveloped space.