low birthrate

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Excerpt: Many rich (and some not so rich) countries are watching the train wreck that is their demographic profile, heading for the cliff.  Japan is the obvious case, Germany and some southern European countries are doing almost as badly.  A number of surprise entries – South Korea, Russia, and even China, are facing rapid changes in their population make-up, thanks to rapid growth and a number of previously unforeseen second-order social changes. There are two ways to slow down an ageing population.  The most obvious one – immigration, means you can cherry-pick the young and taxable coming in the door.  The…