THE ECONOMIST catches up

Jan 13th 2011 “The brain drain reinforces a demographic trend. The prefecture’s working-age population has shrunk from over 1m in 1990 to 874,000 in 2008, a result both of the exodus and a declining birth rate. The city of 1.45m is shrinking and ageing so fast that one of Nagasaki’s main department stores, Tamaya, has closed down its children’s department and stocked up on undergarments and hearing aids. With shrinking investment, and fewer jobs and young families, new house-building has fallen by half in the past ten years.”

Demographics emerges as a reality in Japan – which has always been the case … at least, for the past 400 years, since it opened its doors to the world.

We are an aging globe … sectors will fall … if Washington wants to keep the American economy moving, it will work to increase Social Security payments.  This means increasing the incomes on which it is applied.  Ideally, ALL earned income shall be subject to the withholding – the actual rate can be cut (SLIGHTLY).  The objective would be to double collections to allow for a 25% increase in payments. {no that isn’t bad math – remember that there is a health component to pay too.}

HOWEVER – the most harm to the most people is the doctrine of government.  The far right wishes to destroy this nation – therefore they will move to cut, or, at least, freeze, Social Security benefits.  They will move to deprive people of medical care – thus milking funds from the economy and depositing it in offshore pharmaceutical companies, endless foreign wars, and other wastes of funds. 

…. the most harm to the most people

…. the most harm to the most people

…. the most harm to the most people

…. the most harm to the most people

!!!!!!!!!!! YES !!!!!!!!!!!

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