The Case for Degrowth

Re:The Case for Degrowth by roflyear on Thursday August 11, 2022 @10:28AM (#32426196)

Soon their pension and other systems in place to support their aging population will not be able to be supported by those working. Where will the money come from? There needs to be someone there to work. The labor force has to come from somewhere.

There are a lot of immigrants looking for jobs. Billions.

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Re:The Case for Degrowth by pauldenton on Thursday August 11, 2022 @01:11PM (#32428816)

So Japan needs more people because their pension system is unsustainable. And when all the immigrants who came in get old, Japan will need even more immigration to make up for the immigration they had before, and all the new pensioners.

This is not sustainable. This is a Ponzi scheme. Continually kicking the can down the road.

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Re:The Case for Degrowth by roflyear on Thursday August 11, 2022 @01:53PM (#32429417)

this is how every country has functioned for many, many years. acting like it is something ridiculous is stupid.

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Re:The Case for Degrowth by blackoil on Thursday August 11, 2022 @10:58PM (#32434300)

Or they'll reassess the pension commitments. People may vote to reduce pension by 50%.

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