Immigrants could be a boon to aging economies in the long run... Europe's aging economies stand to gain from influx of people Sep 19,`15 -- The greatest influx of people into Europe in decades is not just a humanitarian emergency, but also a potential stroke of luck for many countries facing the economic threat of an aging population.
Lol @ "ageing economy" remember the "ageing population" lie? They told us we needed immigrants because we wouldn't have enough health services. Then the immigration actually CAUSED a real health service shortage. now it's an "ageing economy" buhahahahahah! - - - Updated - - - Oh no! We didn't breed enough economies so we need to import them.
see this thread: The Economic Bubble of Immigration and this thread: Aging population and no jobs for the young
Yes we need import their powerful economic models of the third world, what a master stroke! End the population ponzi scheme of one generation having to pay for another would be a good a start. But morons love socialism with all their free stuff off the back of future generations. Pay for yourself, individualism and we'll be fine.
If we keep focusing on lowering costs with cheap workers than it will not be too long before we have a big group of people who cannot afford healthcare (or cannot afford to contribute in taxes what they actually cost the healthcare system). Yes, that is exactly what it is here, basically a pyramid scheme. We have a bunch of old people that need medical care, and neither these old people nor the health system has the money to pay for it. So they think bringing in low paid foreign workers is the answer. What exactly is going to happen when these workers and their families become old? If the average person's wages in the U.K. keep going down [or do not keep pace with the rate of inflation], and per person tax revenues decline, then it is quite possible the whole healthcare system is eventually going to have a serious problem on its hands.
Watch the interviews of the 'refugees'. None say they are heading to Germany for the job opportunities, they either want to be students or straight out welfare recipients. It also may be a solution for Germany and the rest of Europe. Tell the 'refugees that they will be housed in Government apartment block and after being given 1 week to settle in will be required to start working an a huge new civil building project as laborers. Then watch the flood turn to a trickle of 'true' refugees.
Asian populations declining... Asia Faces Challenges as Populations Start to Rapidly Age February 26, 2016 — Population experts say Asia is witnessing one of the most profound demographic shifts in recent memory, with the number of people older than 65 years expected to grow from 300 million to around 1 billion by 2050. Governments in the region are being forced to look to policy changes – in medical care, retirement ages and pension plans – to cope with the rapid demographic shift. See also: Japan's population falls by nearly 1M in five years Feb. 26, 2016 -- Japan's population decreased by nearly one million people in the past five years, a census report released Friday indicated.
