JoeB131
Diamond Member
The cockroach scuttles from beneath the floorboards.
Oh, I agree, the GOP has nurtured the absolute worst in white people in a way that Racist Democrats in the south never did. That doesn't make it a good thing. America's inability to deal with her racist past is a blight on our country.
Um, you are confused, Cockroach. The big problem is that the entire economy has become less labor-reliant. The busting of unions, free trade, and automation have eliminated middle-class jobs. Big business has pushed for "McJobs" for years, and that's pushed against the gains made by Democrats from FDR to LBJ. (My own view is that Democrats since LBJ have been feckless twats who didn't really push back against this.)
The GOP is very good on playing on the racial, religious, and sexual fears of white people to get them to vote against their own economic interests. The Republicans keep fucking it up, and the white folks keep voting for them. I'm not sure how that is the fault of Democrats or black people, exactly.
But the important thing is that Jamal stuffed you into a locker as a teen and made you feel bad, so you'll keep going along with it.
And it had very few members and was out of business by 1975. Heck, that means it was less successful than the Flat Earth Society. I hear they still have members.
Uh, you are a little confused, buddy, but that's understandable, you are stupid.
Women are disproportionately vulnerable to poverty in old age compared to their male counterparts. Japan boasts one of the highest life expectancies in the world, with women at 87 years and men at 81. The poverty rate for elderly women is expected to increase to 25 percent from 22 percent, but this figure jumps to 50 percent for divorced and unmarried women. In contrast, only 10 percent of men are predicted to fall into poverty.
Japan has a problem in that there arent enough young people being born to replace the old people going on retirement.
theweek.com
The Japanese now have one of the lowest fertility rates in the world, and at the same time, one of the highest longevity rates. As a result, the population is dropping rapidly, and becoming increasingly weighted toward older people. After peaking seven years ago, at 128 million, Japan's population has been falling — and is on a path to decline by about a million people a year. By 2060, the government estimates, there will be just 87 million people in Japan; nearly half of them will be over 65. Without a dramatic change in either the birthrate or its restrictive immigration policies, Japan simply won't have enough workers to support its retirees, and will enter a demographic death spiral. Yet the babies aren't coming.
Oh, I agree, the GOP has nurtured the absolute worst in white people in a way that Racist Democrats in the south never did. That doesn't make it a good thing. America's inability to deal with her racist past is a blight on our country.
Um, you are confused, Cockroach. The big problem is that the entire economy has become less labor-reliant. The busting of unions, free trade, and automation have eliminated middle-class jobs. Big business has pushed for "McJobs" for years, and that's pushed against the gains made by Democrats from FDR to LBJ. (My own view is that Democrats since LBJ have been feckless twats who didn't really push back against this.)
The GOP is very good on playing on the racial, religious, and sexual fears of white people to get them to vote against their own economic interests. The Republicans keep fucking it up, and the white folks keep voting for them. I'm not sure how that is the fault of Democrats or black people, exactly.
But the important thing is that Jamal stuffed you into a locker as a teen and made you feel bad, so you'll keep going along with it.
And it had very few members and was out of business by 1975. Heck, that means it was less successful than the Flat Earth Society. I hear they still have members.
Uh, you are a little confused, buddy, but that's understandable, you are stupid.
Surviving Old Age Is Getting Harder in Japan
Seniors living in poverty or working to supplement their income are on the rise as Japan’s public pension system cracks under a super aging society.
thediplomat.com
Women are disproportionately vulnerable to poverty in old age compared to their male counterparts. Japan boasts one of the highest life expectancies in the world, with women at 87 years and men at 81. The poverty rate for elderly women is expected to increase to 25 percent from 22 percent, but this figure jumps to 50 percent for divorced and unmarried women. In contrast, only 10 percent of men are predicted to fall into poverty.
Japan has a problem in that there arent enough young people being born to replace the old people going on retirement.
Everything you need to know about Japan's population crisis
Japan's birthrate is plummeting. Why have so many young Japanese given up on getting married?
theweek.com
The Japanese now have one of the lowest fertility rates in the world, and at the same time, one of the highest longevity rates. As a result, the population is dropping rapidly, and becoming increasingly weighted toward older people. After peaking seven years ago, at 128 million, Japan's population has been falling — and is on a path to decline by about a million people a year. By 2060, the government estimates, there will be just 87 million people in Japan; nearly half of them will be over 65. Without a dramatic change in either the birthrate or its restrictive immigration policies, Japan simply won't have enough workers to support its retirees, and will enter a demographic death spiral. Yet the babies aren't coming.
