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Europe's demographic collapse is the elephant in the room
355 sats \ 8 comments \ @TomK 25 Nov charts_and_numbers
Let that sink in: ZERO European countries hitting replacement rate. Mediterranean nations are in absolute freefall - Spain at a mind-blowing 1.16 children per woman!
Think this is just numbers? Think again.
We're watching the slow-motion collapse of every state-run pension system in real time. The Ponzi scheme is running out of new players.
But here's the real kicker: Politicians keep band-aiding with money printing while core issues of property rights and sound money remain untouched.
As Mises said: You can't fake market signals forever. Europe's demographic winter is the bill coming due.
Stacking sats never looked more prudent.
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47 sats \ 1 reply \ @Signal312 25 Nov
And this is from 2022 - hasn't it gotten worse since then? I believe it has.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @TomK OP 25 Nov
Getting worse by the day. We're doomed
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47 sats \ 1 reply \ @Shugard 25 Nov
Check out this post if you want to dive into that topic:
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @TomK OP 25 Nov
Cool. Thank You
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47 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryotosensei 25 Nov
Singapore’s fertility rate is 0.9, one of the lowest in the world. But we still face overcrowding because of our pro-immigration policy. Would Europe benefit from welcoming skilled foreigners too?
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47 sats \ 2 replies \ @Rothbardian_fanatic 25 Nov
You have to wonder why those stats are falling. Are the Europeans unwilling to do the deed? I just don’t think so. Perhaps, they have been listening to too much propaganda and indoctrination about families. Needless to say, but they have to get back to work!
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20 sats \ 1 reply \ @TomK OP 25 Nov
It's the welfare state...
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Rothbardian_fanatic 25 Nov
I think that it could also be the backings behind the welfare state. For instance, the state’s desire to bring women into the labor force to make their work taxable. Then there is the loopiness of feminism, like shaving hair and declaring strikes (though there is no outlet for what weapon they want to use on their strike). Also, one of the objectives of communism is to break down the family to break society.
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