Number of babies born in Japan is the lowest since records began

Re:Number of babies born in Japan is the lowest since record... by beginningguava on Saturday December 22, 2018 @11:01AM (#18741064)

One of the better takes I've seen on the situation:

https://imgur.com/a/Zg32EAl

cheaper housing, higher wages, less crime, less pollution

The only people hurt by stable population are giant corporations who want cheap labor and more consumers. Japan will be fine, they'll just increase productivity with technology rather than throwing bodies at problems

US should solve the problem by giving bigger tax deductions to incentivize middle class to have more kids and free child care. But instead of the logical decision, our politicians tell us we need to bring in millions of immigrants

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Re:Number of babies born in Japan is the lowest since record... by Eleopteryx on Sunday December 23, 2018 @10:15AM (#18746497)

I see you straightfacedly posting screencaps taken from /pol/ and I'm going to take it as the first sign that this site is now on a cultural downturn.

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Re:Number of babies born in Japan is the lowest since record... by Trill-I-Am on Saturday December 22, 2018 @01:40PM (#18741839)

Don’t most social insurance/safety net schemes require a growing population?

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