362 sats \ 7 replies \ @jeff 7 Apr \ on: Swiss To Hold Referendum That Will Restrict Population To 10 Million Until 2050 econ
Scarcity makes everything more valuable.
Or does it?
Seems like an extreme.
The same way 2% inflation is an arbitrary centrally planned made up number, so is 0% population growth.
What are they gonna do if at 10M, medicine improves, and lifespan increases? Cut back on life-saving surgeries? Pay people to leave?
The referendum is about restricting immigration.
Switzerland 🇨🇠has a current population about 9 million. It’s a small country, small area.
Can Switzerland accommodate more than 10 million people?
What about 20 million?
50 million?
100 million?
1 billion?
I know the wrong answer is infinity
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Entitlement such as social security or handouts like welfare?
I think handouts are low in Switzerland compared to the rest of Europe.
Switzerland is a very productive country, probably most productive in Europe.
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I would count both of those examples as entitlements.
They can be low, currently, and still unbounded given enough elections.
History suggests that all democracies tend towards going the way of Greece - the place where democracy was first created. Japan. US. Germany. Australia. Canada. Its all the same lifecycle. Politicians buy votes, with money that doesn't exist. Switzerland might just be earlier along on that transition. Or, maybe they found the cure in other policies.
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Switzerland is different. They are and have been neutral. No EU membership. No NATO membership.
Switzerland is one of the wealthiest countries because they have avoided mostly the mistakes of its neighbors.
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