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.

 

[spike.t]

spike.t​

Wow you need to look at what you try to spell.
calm down and try again?

Looks fine to me

 

[Certus]

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.

For the elderly youd just need a larger aged care workforce for a bit, then that would balance out too. Social security if there’s less people also shouldn’t need as much $ so less pressure there. Building projects that are government $ would be less. Costs just scale with people, less people less costs?

Thanks for the answers. Certainly not chasing a debate just curious to downsides.

 

[cash_tx]

This is one of the most egregiously misleading headlines I've ever seen, when you consider what he was actually saying. Of course this comes as no surprise.

 

[Louis Toadvine]

Still can't believe these are real stories and not headlines from The Onion or another satirical news site. Unbelievable.

Source: https://www.newsweek.com/joe-biden-bites-several-babies-halloween-event-1977799

Source:

White House defends Biden for touching mouth to several babies during Halloween event

The incident marks the second time this week the White House has been forced to defend Biden’s conduct.

abc3340.com