BioNTech alone could lift German economy by 0.5% this year

Re:BioNTech alone could lift German economy by 0.5% this year by hobofan on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @12:12PM (#28130627)

So instead we should extract a few more percent of productivity out of everybody who is pre-retirement age for every additional year of life expectancy?

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Re:BioNTech alone could lift German economy by 0.5% this year by thatcat on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @12:28PM (#28130828)

The alternative seems to be keeping the young under employed

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Re:BioNTech alone could lift German economy by 0.5% this year by nradov on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @12:46PM (#28131084)

Are you referring to the "lump of labor" fallacy?

https://www.stlouisfed.org/open-vault/2021/january/refuting-...

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Re:BioNTech alone could lift German economy by 0.5% this year by thatcat on Thursday August 12, 2021 @10:25PM (#28164628)

No, that refers to job openings across industries, specifically mentions agriculture jobs declining as other industries grow. Look at the median age of say politicians or tenured professors to see what I'm talking about.

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