The great population growth slowdown

I’ll take #3. Stop worrying about growth.

 

I’d like to help but my wife assures me we’re done with that

 

Appears to be a losing battle to me regardless of immigration policy. Nothing shows immigrants are going to have more babies than are currently being born now. The world has changed for better or worse.

Nor is this merely an American phenomenon. By one estimate, half the world’s population lives in countries with below-replacement-level fertility, and nations like Japan — with very low birth rates and little immigration — are already experiencing population decline.
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What's not taken into account is why women are opting to have children in later years much less opting for none at all. Of course there is also the issue of abortions. Is there a solution to a global issue? Unless women decide to have more babies and men accept the role of providing and nurturing the family unit I think not.

Why more women are deciding not to have kids

Some Women Are Choosing Sterilization as Birth Rates Continue to Fall

 

Just convince her that she has to practice 2 -3 times every day.

 

I'd be ok with some growth slowdown in my area. Seems every piece of real estate that gets redeveloped here in S FL turns into 6 story condos/apartment. We have enough population density already, thank you very much. Sears closes - knock it down, build condos. Fashion mall closes - knock it down build condos. American Express office moves to new location - knock it down, build more condos.

 

Cant believe a capitalist is saying this

 

Chart: The birth rate in every country — past, present and future
Whichever the case, almost no one seems prepared. People are going to have to work longer, experts say. And the U.S. requires "major reforms" in its programs for the elderly, says Richard Cincotta, director of the Global Political Demography Program at the Stimson Center, and formerly a lead demographer for the U.S. intelligence community. But the government "seems to be nowhere near making the social security reforms that are needed."

• Largely because of Africa, the global population is forecast to continue rising through the century past 11 billion. But according to the United Nations, there is a 23% chance the world population will stabilize or fall by then in a phenomenon that some demographers call “peak human.”
• The most worrying figure: The world will not have sufficient working-age people to support the elderly. Currently, North America has just under four workers per retired person. Seven European countries have three, and Japan has just a bit more than two.
  
  • By 2050, seven Asian countries, 24 European and four Latin American will fall below two workers per retired person, the UN says.
  • This means “a rising fiscal burden and slower economic growth than if the population was not aging,” says Richard Jackson of the Global Aging Institute.

 

Heh still possible for me but unlikely @ 41. Wifey and I are into making kids. Raising them tho, not real interested in that. Something about taking vacations, eating well, not worrying, going to events, getting sleep, and having money; stops us from well stopping birth control.

 

Seems to me we should have a high priority of bringing in highly skilled immigrants, as well as other immigrants to fill out the work force.

 

Population slowdown has benefits too. Fewer stresses on natural resources which helps prices for one. It also helps sustainability of resources like wild fish and water. Lower inflation, since growth slows, fewer infrastructure needs so less spending there, more green spaces if land isn’t built out or returned back to nature etc.
Japan isn’t falling apart and they are way further down this path than us.

 

I saw a pile of them crossing the Rio Grande, but I think most were looking for a handout and not to make America better.

 

Elon Musk is concerned about depopulation

Elon Musk Sounds an Alarm on Italy, Hong Kong, South Korea (msn.com)

 

You are aware that illegal immigrants aren't eligible for benefits and even legal immigrants with green cards have to reside in the US for at least 5 years before they are eligible for federal assistance? Looking for handouts? Both legal and illegal immigrants are willing to take low-paying sometimes dangerous jobs that Americans born in the US refuse and last but certainly not least immigrants are more likely to become entrepreneurs than Americans born in the US.

 

You can still pretend... Lol.

 

On one hand, it seems we need younger workers to pay into the systems seniors are relying upon and going to be relying upon since they are pay-as-you-go. On the other hand, I kinda feel like we need to take care of the people who are already here before begging people to have kids that they don't have the time or financial resources to raise.

 

One thing we could do is actually make it financially viable for people to have kids, perhaps while also not letting schools become slaughterhouses

 

Handout? Those people work their asses off. When was the last time you saw a white man on a roof in the hot sun?

 

Getting paid sub-minimum wage to change your adult diaper isnt a handout

 

Perhaps that's why she pulled the plug on him...