Re:Trump Signs Executive Order Compelling Disclosure of Pric...
by michaelmrose on Wednesday June 26, 2019 @12:30AM
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" I was just in Japan, and I saw no shortage of children and young people while I was there. In fact, I saw far more children than I ever do in cities here in the US."
I would prefer to trust actual stats compared to your powers of observation. In this case 1.4 births per female in Japan vs 1.8 in the US. +0.7% annual population for the US vs -0.2% for Japan.
The point is that the Japanese system isn't inherently flawed its dealing with the consequences of there being fewer working age people supporting a greater number of older individuals. This has nothing to do with your opinion on the relative social mores of the 2 countries.
I would prefer to trust actual stats compared to your powers of observation. In this case 1.4 births per female in Japan vs 1.8 in the US. +0.7% annual population for the US vs -0.2% for Japan.
The point is that the Japanese system isn't inherently flawed its dealing with the consequences of there being fewer working age people supporting a greater number of older individuals. This has nothing to do with your opinion on the relative social mores of the 2 countries.