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FarCenter

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2. A program mentioned the stagnant GDP and aging population of Japan

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Tue Jan 21, 2014, 06:56 PM

Jan 2014

Turns out that the GDP / capita is rising faster in Japan than in the US!

The decrease in population is more than compensating for the roughly zero rate in overall GDP growth.

And old people cost a lot less than do young people. It is costly to bear, raise, and educate children. It is relatively cheap to support seniors in fairly healthy condition, as are Japanese seniors.

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