tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19949676.post2308963549667157871..comments2024-03-24T20:13:39.387+00:00Comments on demography.matters.blog: On the poor sense of blaming the young for below-replacement fertilityUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19949676.post-21142717708518392682010-11-16T16:07:19.452+00:002010-11-16T16:07:19.452+00:00One problem that could arise if there is a prolong...One problem that could arise if there is a prolonged negative correlation between income and fertility is a concentration of wealth in the hands of the few who are born to rich parents. Perhaps inheritance tax should depend on how many children the deceased has?Colin Reidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19949676.post-10996478841666323892010-11-16T14:20:55.578+00:002010-11-16T14:20:55.578+00:00Interesting point is why Estonia has been able to ...Interesting point is why Estonia has been able to turn its demographic trend around and is growing sort-of? It is also small, it is also poor, it has same problems as Latvia,it also has the cult of possessions and careers... But demographic trend is different...Mikknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19949676.post-71599278745987365312010-11-16T04:17:52.871+00:002010-11-16T04:17:52.871+00:00As for my reaction, well, there's a contradict...As for my reaction, well, there's a contradiction, mixed messages. On the one hand my generation is supposed to Achieve, becoming as high-earning and socially active as possible, planning for the future. On the other, when we actually do this--making sure we have the educational credentials necessary, making sure we can support ourselves comfortably, making sure to experience the world as we&Randy McDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04707497864911987241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19949676.post-18607334440204951152010-11-16T04:05:37.943+00:002010-11-16T04:05:37.943+00:00I've got good reason, my friends have good rea...I've got good reason, my friends have good reasons ... the people I m age group I know regardless of sexual orientation tend to be putting off parenthood to fairly late dates for fairly good reasons.Randy McDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04707497864911987241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19949676.post-14208882109680804232010-11-16T00:26:33.786+00:002010-11-16T00:26:33.786+00:00Disagree! I strongly disagree. The fellow you quot...Disagree! I strongly disagree. The fellow you quoted sounds like a grade-A asshole, but in turn your response comes across as whiny, juvenile, self-centered, and ill-considered. <br /><br />Field-tilling? Huh?<br /><br />Christ, man, I made the same decisions that he bemoans. And why did I make them? Well, once you got past the age of 22, it was pretty much selfishness. I could have easily done Noel Maurerhttp://noelmaurer.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19949676.post-85915154629006300642010-11-15T23:20:24.729+00:002010-11-15T23:20:24.729+00:00The coming retracement of population gains is not ...The coming retracement of population gains is not only natural, coming from drastic changes in lifestyle - it is also quite welcome. Without it, humanity is doomed to suffer from a drastic resource shortage and all the pleasantries that come with it, like genocidal wars, massive poverty, epidemics etc.<br /><br />That doesn't mean that nothing should be done to slow the contraction, but Sidhttp://econoblog.com.uanoreply@blogger.com