Why we rule...again.
Wow, we were just debating Europe and in today's New York Times they have a big article about Germany's dwindling population.
Something I forgot to note in the earlier comments was that it's very hard for an aging, declining pop. to support a massive welfare state. So, if Europe continues to age there will be few and fewer people to pay for the services the aged are entitled.
Something I forgot to note in the earlier comments was that it's very hard for an aging, declining pop. to support a massive welfare state. So, if Europe continues to age there will be few and fewer people to pay for the services the aged are entitled.
Dr. Klingholz drew attention here last spring when he calculated that without new immigrants, Germany's population would wither from 82 million to 24 million by 2100. If the country maintained its current rate of 230,000 immigrants a year, it would still shrink by 700,000 over the next 15 years.
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