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Population Stagnation

Posted on | August 10, 2010 | 20 Comments

“Societies that cannot replace their populations discourage investment and innovation. They have stagnant or shrinking markets for goods and services. With older populations, they resist change. For a country to stabilize its population — discounting immigration — women must have an average of about two children. That’s a ‘fertility rate’ of two. Many countries with struggling economies are well below that. Japan’s fertility rate is 1.2. Italy’s is 1.3, as is Spain’s. These countries are having about one child for every two adults.”

– Robert J. Samuelson, The Washington Post

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  • Kojocaro

    by 2020 the majoity of americans will go blind due to diabetes not if the hyperinflation gets to us which it will by 2011

  • Kojocaro

    by 2020 the majoity of americans will go blind due to diabetes not if the hyperinflation gets to us which it will by 2011

  • Kojocaro

    i meant not if the hyperinflation kill us off by ten which it will

  • Kojocaro

    i meant not if the hyperinflation kill us off by ten which it will

  • http://conancimmerian.blogspot.com/ Conan the Cimmerian, King of A

    Wifey is currently cooking number five bun in the oven. Catch up you slackers. I am still talking with her about number six. After six, I may not be able to make up any more slack.

  • http://conancimmerian.blogspot.com/ Conan the Cimmerian, King of Aquilonia

    Wifey is currently cooking number five bun in the oven. Catch up you slackers. I am still talking with her about number six. After six, I may not be able to make up any more slack.

  • Kojocaro

    your wife is cooking buns?

    LOL my mind is in the gutter

  • Kojocaro

    your wife is cooking buns?

    LOL my mind is in the gutter

  • http://dad29.blogspot.com dad29

    Amazing, no, that the Ruling Class ignores fertility–studiously–when diagnosing economic ills.

    Japan is THE example of Dying Population=Dying Economy–but only a few have brought it up.

    By the way, that population-increase thing should have a BIG part to play in reforming immigration laws.

  • http://dad29.blogspot.com dad29

    Amazing, no, that the Ruling Class ignores fertility–studiously–when diagnosing economic ills.

    Japan is THE example of Dying Population=Dying Economy–but only a few have brought it up.

    By the way, that population-increase thing should have a BIG part to play in reforming immigration laws.

  • Charlie Norris

    The more difficult the ruling elite can make it for citizens to reproduce the more of the politically easily managed they can import.

  • Charlie Norris

    The more difficult the ruling elite can make it for citizens to reproduce the more of the politically easily managed they can import.

  • Joe

    People should have more kids. Beyond saving the economy and the world. They are actually fun to have around, although occasionally they drive you nuts.

  • Joe

    People should have more kids. Beyond saving the economy and the world. They are actually fun to have around, although occasionally they drive you nuts.

  • Live Free Or Die

    The Zero Population Growth Agenda of the Ruling Elite is proceeding full steam ahead.

    Hey, just for sh_ts and giggles, let’s promote the Gay Agenda. High pecentage of DINKs (Double Income No Kids) Plus, Gay men never live as long as Straight men, statistically.

  • Live Free Or Die

    The Zero Population Growth Agenda of the Ruling Elite is proceeding full steam ahead.

    Hey, just for sh_ts and giggles, let’s promote the Gay Agenda. High pecentage of DINKs (Double Income No Kids) Plus, Gay men never live as long as Straight men, statistically.

  • young4eyes

    “With older populations, they resist change.”

    Well that pretty much explains the GOP/Tea Party, doesn’t it?
    Yep, Conservatism is destroying America.

  • young4eyes

    “With older populations, they resist change.”

    Well that pretty much explains the GOP/Tea Party, doesn’t it?
    Yep, Conservatism is destroying America.

  • http://www.coldfury.com Randy Rager

    What the hell are you smoking? It’s not conservatives murdering all their babies, it’s Leftards.

  • http://www.coldfury.com Randy Rager

    What the hell are you smoking? It’s not conservatives murdering all their babies, it’s Leftards.

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