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sharedvalues

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7. yup. Both Japan and Europe are aging

Sun May 7, 2017, 08:30 AM

May 2017

Japan has a serious aging problem that is damaging their economy and could be devastating.

Many countries in Europe have falling birth rates as well and are using great child care and maternity and paternity policies to encourage their citizens to have kids.

The US has traditionally combated this problem with immigration. But apparently we're about to cripple that supply of young ambitious, hardworking people coming to our economy.

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Japan's huge sex problem just hit a 67-year low: Yahoo News/Reuters/Business Insider [View all] Stuart G May 2017 OP

This is why countries need immigration sharedvalues May 2017 #1

Tsk, tsk... Girard442 May 2017 #2

I agree. When your birthrate is low the obvious solution, at least in the short term, is to take in StevieM May 2017 #6

yup. Both Japan and Europe are aging sharedvalues May 2017 #7

I would have thought it had hit a 67 year "high." I guess it depends on your perspective. Nitram May 2017 #3

It may be an economic problem rather than a "sex problem" jmowreader May 2017 #4

This, and... Dopers_Greed May 2017 #5