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Are We Ready for Population Decline?

The only way out is through

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Allow me to stay on the theme of demographics for another week. This has been on my mind as I will be taking a break from writing and on holiday for a month visiting Japan and Korea, both of which are dealing with this scenario: low birthrates and a declining population.

New Zealand faces the same situation, but we have replaced the second ingredient with a more dangerous one: mass migration.

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