> > > Dan M wrote: > > >> There is no evidence that, if the United > States decided > > >> to fade away as continental Europe is doing, > instead of > > >> having a ZPG birth rate, (...)
> we're looking at a > Europe that will be shrinking, roughly, 30% per generation. > We see birth > rates exceeding death rates in countries like Germany, > France, and Italy > now. Of course, we're also seeing that in Japan. > Given the fact that Europe is showing resistance to the > idea of significant > additional immigration of non-Europeans, and that Japan has > long held racial > purity as important, I wonder who will take care of all the > baby boomers as > they enter their 70s, 80s and 90s, when the working > population continues to > shrink drastically. > Dan M. this baby boomer was astute enough to see this coming and took advantage of opportunities to buy land and sck away a nest egg. before medicare becomes overwhelmed i will cash everything in, move to oregon, and sign up with alcor. the real question is who will take care of vanishing species on the land, oceans and air, and their habitats? http://www.parade.com/hot-topics/0807/can-our-oceans-survive.html jon _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
