the press says the west isnt having so many childrenany more, have they looked around?>
alli see is women with babies, inprams,push chairs,walkingalong, every were, why do press get allthir stories formai
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Picklebobble2 · 61-69, M
Part of the economic worry in the west is because governments know the upcoming generation is likely to be the smallest it's ever been because they're deciding not to have children.
That's fine in the short-term.
A reduction in population means fewer people requiring any form of government assistance will save money on benefits; healthcare and natural resources.
But if it's a long-term thing then that's a serious shortage of future workers.
That's a serious dent in industry and productivity which is also a future shortage of consumers supporting the current model of big business.
Lot of noise in the UK at the moment as government owned land is being sold off to big house builders who are developing it yet nobody now or in the foreseeable future is likely to be able to afford to buy or rent because salaries aren't keeping pace with hopeful pricing.
That's fine in the short-term.
A reduction in population means fewer people requiring any form of government assistance will save money on benefits; healthcare and natural resources.
But if it's a long-term thing then that's a serious shortage of future workers.
That's a serious dent in industry and productivity which is also a future shortage of consumers supporting the current model of big business.
Lot of noise in the UK at the moment as government owned land is being sold off to big house builders who are developing it yet nobody now or in the foreseeable future is likely to be able to afford to buy or rent because salaries aren't keeping pace with hopeful pricing.