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Re:The Big [Censored] Theory by politician on Monday August 29, 2022 @03:37PM (#32642537)
That's a fair observation. I'm curious though, do you have any ideas to improve the situation? What would you do if you were responsible for 1.5B people and were facing a situation where the labor force participation drops by half over the next ten years and continues to drop every year since? Will you be able to arrange for the population to be able to be fed, clothed, housed, and given medical care?

It's not possible to "magically" create several hundred million young people, communism or no, to "fix it". So what do you do?

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Re:The Big [Censored] Theory by notsapiensatall on Monday August 29, 2022 @05:10PM (#32643585)
Well for starters, you don't limit each family to a single child.
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Re:The Big [Censored] Theory by politician on Monday August 29, 2022 @05:53PM (#32644040)
Too late for that, they already raised the limit to 3, but it won't help in time for the demographic collapse.
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Re:The Big [Censored] Theory by azekai on Monday August 29, 2022 @04:03PM (#32642863)
The CCP isn't 'responsible' for the people under its boot. It is their lack of responsibility for the people of China that has led to this problem. You act like the socio-demographic situation is not the direct outcome of the policies pursued by the CPP regime.

"Will you be able to arrange for the population to be able to be fed, clothed, housed, and given medical care?"

The government of China does not do any of these things. China, despite their lip-service to historical Communist revolution, has some the worst social programs in the world.

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Re:The Big [Censored] Theory by politician on Monday August 29, 2022 @05:52PM (#32644027)
So, is your answer to let them starve? I'm trying to understand if you are answering my question or attempting to dodge by discussing something else.
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Re:The Big [Censored] Theory by Tao3300 on Monday August 29, 2022 @05:41PM (#32643928)
I guess I'd try to find a comfortable place to live in exile, start pocketing cash, and figure out how to get there before the doomed ship sinks and angry mobs try to kill me.
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Re:The Big [Censored] Theory by SanderNL on Tuesday August 30, 2022 @03:51AM (#32647769)
Do you have a source for the 50% drop? It seems excessive.
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Re:The Big [Censored] Theory by koonsolo on Monday August 29, 2022 @07:02PM (#32644654)
Well, because it's a totalitarian regime, they actually don't have to do anything. The party members just live in wealth and let the others live with the problem.

That's the difference with democracy. In a democracy, the leaders have to explain themselves to the entire public. Also in a democracy, you can criticize governmental decisions, which might lead to better solutions, or even prevent them.

The solution? Make your country attractive for young Indian (and other) immigrants. Or just make the older generation "disappear". Communist seem to be especially well trained in letting people disappear.

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