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Population Stagnation

Posted on | August 10, 2010 | 20 Comments

“Societies that cannot replace their populations discourage investment and innovation. They have stagnant or shrinking markets for goods and services. With older populations, they resist change. For a country to stabilize its population — discounting immigration — women must have an average of about two children. That’s a ‘fertility rate’ of two. Many countries with struggling economies are well below that. Japan’s fertility rate is 1.2. Italy’s is 1.3, as is Spain’s. These countries are having about one child for every two adults.”

— Robert J. Samuelson, The Washington Post

Category: Economics, Family

Comments

20 Responses to “Population Stagnation”

  1. Kojocaro
    August 10th, 2010 @ 12:43 pm

    by 2020 the majoity of americans will go blind due to diabetes not if the hyperinflation gets to us which it will by 2011

  2. Kojocaro
    August 10th, 2010 @ 8:43 am

    by 2020 the majoity of americans will go blind due to diabetes not if the hyperinflation gets to us which it will by 2011

  3. Kojocaro
    August 10th, 2010 @ 12:44 pm

    i meant not if the hyperinflation kill us off by ten which it will

  4. Kojocaro
    August 10th, 2010 @ 8:44 am

    i meant not if the hyperinflation kill us off by ten which it will

  5. Conan the Cimmerian, King of A
    August 10th, 2010 @ 1:02 pm

    Wifey is currently cooking number five bun in the oven. Catch up you slackers. I am still talking with her about number six. After six, I may not be able to make up any more slack.

  6. Conan the Cimmerian, King of Aquilonia
    August 10th, 2010 @ 9:02 am

    Wifey is currently cooking number five bun in the oven. Catch up you slackers. I am still talking with her about number six. After six, I may not be able to make up any more slack.

  7. Kojocaro
    August 10th, 2010 @ 1:14 pm

    your wife is cooking buns?

    LOL my mind is in the gutter

  8. Kojocaro
    August 10th, 2010 @ 9:14 am

    your wife is cooking buns?

    LOL my mind is in the gutter

  9. dad29
    August 10th, 2010 @ 1:59 pm

    Amazing, no, that the Ruling Class ignores fertility–studiously–when diagnosing economic ills.

    Japan is THE example of Dying Population=Dying Economy–but only a few have brought it up.

    By the way, that population-increase thing should have a BIG part to play in reforming immigration laws.

  10. dad29
    August 10th, 2010 @ 9:59 am

    Amazing, no, that the Ruling Class ignores fertility–studiously–when diagnosing economic ills.

    Japan is THE example of Dying Population=Dying Economy–but only a few have brought it up.

    By the way, that population-increase thing should have a BIG part to play in reforming immigration laws.

  11. Charlie Norris
    August 10th, 2010 @ 2:30 pm

    The more difficult the ruling elite can make it for citizens to reproduce the more of the politically easily managed they can import.

  12. Charlie Norris
    August 10th, 2010 @ 10:30 am

    The more difficult the ruling elite can make it for citizens to reproduce the more of the politically easily managed they can import.

  13. Joe
    August 10th, 2010 @ 2:33 pm

    People should have more kids. Beyond saving the economy and the world. They are actually fun to have around, although occasionally they drive you nuts.

  14. Joe
    August 10th, 2010 @ 10:33 am

    People should have more kids. Beyond saving the economy and the world. They are actually fun to have around, although occasionally they drive you nuts.

  15. Live Free Or Die
    August 10th, 2010 @ 8:44 pm

    The Zero Population Growth Agenda of the Ruling Elite is proceeding full steam ahead.

    Hey, just for sh_ts and giggles, let’s promote the Gay Agenda. High pecentage of DINKs (Double Income No Kids) Plus, Gay men never live as long as Straight men, statistically.

  16. Live Free Or Die
    August 10th, 2010 @ 4:44 pm

    The Zero Population Growth Agenda of the Ruling Elite is proceeding full steam ahead.

    Hey, just for sh_ts and giggles, let’s promote the Gay Agenda. High pecentage of DINKs (Double Income No Kids) Plus, Gay men never live as long as Straight men, statistically.

  17. young4eyes
    August 10th, 2010 @ 8:57 pm

    “With older populations, they resist change.”

    Well that pretty much explains the GOP/Tea Party, doesn’t it?
    Yep, Conservatism is destroying America.

  18. young4eyes
    August 10th, 2010 @ 4:57 pm

    “With older populations, they resist change.”

    Well that pretty much explains the GOP/Tea Party, doesn’t it?
    Yep, Conservatism is destroying America.

  19. Randy Rager
    August 10th, 2010 @ 11:36 pm

    What the hell are you smoking? It’s not conservatives murdering all their babies, it’s Leftards.

  20. Randy Rager
    August 10th, 2010 @ 7:36 pm

    What the hell are you smoking? It’s not conservatives murdering all their babies, it’s Leftards.