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Re:Switzerland wil have a referendum to cap population at 10M by gambiting on Monday June 08, 2026 @04:00PM (#48450995)
Population of most European countries is actually decreasing year on year:

https://www.worldometers.info/population/countries-in-europe...

But either way, European nations are nearly all screwed - their expenditure on pensions and healthcare will quadruple in the coming decades as the demographics change heavily towards elderly peple.

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Re:Switzerland wil have a referendum to cap population at 10M by bombcar on Monday June 08, 2026 @04:03PM (#48451041)
Pensions are a bit harder to get out of, but healthcare is easy. You never deny, just delay.
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Re:Switzerland wil have a referendum to cap population at 10M by throwaway85825 on Monday June 08, 2026 @05:48PM (#48452697)
Or in Canada, MAID.
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