> it presupposes migration as if that would be the only meaningful way to weather a lopsided generation.
Given that you need to maintain and grow infrastructure and services etc while a baby-boom might be happening, also during a 'baby-boom' push demand on social services increases meaning there is a higher demand on Tax spending during that period, so there needs to still be a sufficient workforce already contributing. there doesn't seem like many other options than immigration to as the author says : "Plug the gap"
What alternatives would you propose ?
> It's a very "this is what it looks like around me, so this is how everybody must have to face it" sort of analysis.
I'm really not getting this at all, there is data and examples given world wide. Some examples would be nice.
Given that you need to maintain and grow infrastructure and services etc while a baby-boom might be happening, also during a 'baby-boom' push demand on social services increases meaning there is a higher demand on Tax spending during that period, so there needs to still be a sufficient workforce already contributing. there doesn't seem like many other options than immigration to as the author says : "Plug the gap"
What alternatives would you propose ?
> It's a very "this is what it looks like around me, so this is how everybody must have to face it" sort of analysis.
I'm really not getting this at all, there is data and examples given world wide. Some examples would be nice.