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SKKY

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6. Ok, but when those adults age out of the workforce...

Reply to IronLionZion (Reply #3)

Sat Mar 18, 2023, 09:35 AM

Mar 2023

...that one child is left to work and support those adults. Think of it from a productivity standpoint. China is trying to accelerate recovery, but decades of "programming" have seriously limited its ability. There are many smaller farming villages that are 75 - 80 percent male. It's not going to be pretty when the consequences of one-child are in full effect.

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Siberia is up for grabs as Putin becomes China's vassal [View all] Beastly Boy Mar 2023 OP

Years of a one-child policy will tank that idea... SKKY Mar 2023 #1

What idea? China taking over Russia's natural resources? Beastly Boy Mar 2023 #2

6 because people have 4 grandparents plus 2 parents IronLionZion Mar 2023 #3

Ok, but when those adults age out of the workforce... SKKY Mar 2023 #6

China's population is shrinking. The impact will be felt around the world melm00se Mar 2023 #10

One of The Most Effective Means To Control Population Growth modrepub Mar 2023 #15

Concur. And something which China clearly did not do... SKKY Mar 2023 #16

Xi ought to arrest him and turn him over to the proper authorities. Ligyron Mar 2023 #4

Xi Won't Allow The Military To Attack Russia... PaulnFortWorth Mar 2023 #13

Back to the future, with a switch between lord and vassal. paleotn Mar 2023 #5

Interesting speculation, now for some evidence!!? Alexander Of Assyria Mar 2023 #7

Thats meaningless drivel but it also explains a LOT. oldsoftie Mar 2023 #11

I believe that Russia's irreversible imperial decline is self evident. Beastly Boy Mar 2023 #14

The LBN post shows this is from The Telegraph but it looks like Yahoo! News! erronis Mar 2023 #8

Yahoo News is an aggregator aggregator. They show the source to be The Telegraph Beastly Boy Mar 2023 #9

Its time for all nations subjugated by RU to take back their lands oldsoftie Mar 2023 #12

It would make more sense to keep what you have Marthe48 Mar 2023 #17

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Mar 2023 #18

Good to hear from you, Uncle! Beastly Boy Mar 2023 #19

The forum hosts voted to lock this JudyM Mar 2023 #20