Population Implosion

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This paper explains that an increase in life expectancy and a drop in the fertility rate are imploding in most developed countries, creating lopsided societies with a large number of elderly and not enough young people working to support them. The author points out that this population implosion is affecting every program that requires public funds, such as health care, education, pensions, and military spending. The paper reports that, according to experts, the solution is immigration; however, increased immigration and higher birthrates among predominantly Muslim immigrant populations could result in additional ethnic tensions, as this issue bleeds into international relations.

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"Due to prosperity and freedom, millions of women are staying in school longer, putting more emphasis on work and marrying later, resulting in a rapid birth rate decline in many countries. In Italy, women produce on average fewer than 1.2 children, the lowest figure every recorded among humans. It is projected that Italy will lose nearly a quarter of it s current population by 2050. When the Berlin Wall disappeared, it created economic uncertainties in that have frozen the birth rate from the Black Forest to Vladivostok."

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