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2005-10-11 Europe

OECD warns ageing population will hit global growth

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Posted by lotp 2005-10-11 08:05|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Soylent Green anyone?

Posted by bk 2005-10-11 11:52|| 2005-10-11 11:52|| Front Page Top

#2 The situation is worse in China.

Posted by Creger Jase2866 2005-10-11 11:56|| 2005-10-11 11:56|| Front Page Top

#3 One question that has bothered me for a while...

What, exactly, would a perfect Islamic economy produce? My guess is very little, what with the endless prayer times and absolute subjugation of wimmin and proscriptions on interest and so on.

Which leaves us with the dhimmis and slavery to fill the gaps. Insh'Allan.

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2005-10-11 12:23|| 2005-10-11 12:23|| Front Page Top

#4 Which brings to mind the next question: what does it look like once you run out of dhimmis because they all converted to avoid slavery or third-class status?

Posted by Phil Fraering 2005-10-11 12:54|| 2005-10-11 12:54|| Front Page Top

#5 Some local rulers actually tried to make it hard to convert, because they were losing so much of the jizya tax dhimmis paid.

Posted by James">James 2005-10-11 13:58|| http://idontknowbut.blogspot.com]">[http://idontknowbut.blogspot.com] 2005-10-11 13:58|| Front Page Top

Last year it said âless than 60 per cent of population aged 50 to 64 had a job in the OECDâ.

What the hell do those people do all day? (And what money do they do it with?)

I'm 59 years old. Last week I worked over 50 hours at my part-time job (admittedly that was high - normally it's under 45).

I also worked every other hour I could find at my part-time business (I have a large show at the end of the month and I am NOT READY).

Plus I have volunteer rescue squad duty every other weekend, as well as meetings, training, etc.

That's in addition to the regular household and life stuff we all have to do.

Sure, I'd like a little more free time; to just sit and read a book all the way through in one sitting would be a joy. A good night's sleep would be a gift. Maybe Christmas week.

But I'd rather be busy than not work. Even when I was laid off I worked at something. How the hell does anyone with average health stand having nothing to do? (Shopping, housework, and puttering don't count.)

And they wonder why their economies are in the dumper and ours - in spite of the huge cost of the war we're fighting for them as well as ourselves, the economic damage caused by Katrina, and all the money we've given for tsunami and earthquake relief - ISN'T.

Eleanor Roosevelt said it is better to light one candle than to curse the darkness. Apparently the Euros don't believe it is better to work themselves than blame America for their problems even as they're demanding handouts. :-(

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2005-10-11 21:45|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html] 2005-10-11 21:45|| Front Page Top

#7 I think everyone is missing the point. Unless and until the west can figure out how to encourage its young women to reproduce at least at a replacement rate--we are doomed. Russia's population is a good example: projected to fall by 50% in the next 25 years or so. I guess poverty, abortion and alcoholism are not condusive to family life. Not to worry though--Pakistan has plenty of people to send north.

The fanatical and the fertile shall inherit the earth... Just be thankful if you live on the American side of the Atlantic.

Posted by Elmeamble Sneatle3802 2005-10-11 23:00|| 2005-10-11 23:00|| Front Page Top

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