of course, neo-liberals and hardcore capitalists think this is a bad thing. However, population decline is a good thing when seen through the prism of the environment and even, perhaps, the long term sustainability of our global economy. Population decline is especially good for worker as we have seen not just from the most recent pandemic, but also, the Great Plague, which lead to wage increases and some (involuntary) economic reforms. We see here that it is also time that countries do a better job (I'm looking at you Japan, and the U.S.) of opening up their borders so that workers both skilled and "unskilled" can move around more freely (Yes UK, your idea is BAD) to where the work is.

of course, neo-liberals and hardcore capitalists think this is a bad thing. However, population decline is a good thing when seen through the prism of the environment and even, perhaps, the long term sustainability of our global economy. Population decline is especially good for worker as we have seen not just from the most recent pandemic, but also, the Great Plague, which lead to wage increases and some (involuntary) economic reforms. We see here that it is also time that countries do a better job (I'm looking at you Japan, and the U.S.) of opening up their borders so that workers both skilled and "unskilled" can move around more freely (Yes UK, your idea is BAD) to where the work is.

user
yes
assistant