Demographics and the end of the Savior State

[Master Shake]

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Germany is well down the path to national insolvency--a path shared by all developed nations attempting to fund unsustainable Savior States.


That the Savior State appeared sustainable was an accidental coincidence of cheap oil and favorable demographics. The notion that a central government could provide cradle-to-grave care for all its citizenry was only possible when the worker-to-retiree/recipient was on the order of 10-to-1 or 5-to-1. Now that it is effectively 2-to-1 in most of the developed world, the demographics have turned decidedly unfavorable.

Correspondent Michael M. submitted this report on taxes and demographics in Germany, the Eurozone's largest economy and the world's biggest exporter.


http://www.oftwominds.com/blogmay10/...hics05-10.html

[chr5648]

Re: Demographics and the end of the Savior State

Demographics?, what about taxing the native and ethnic germans (insert other country/nationality) and giving welfare and social back stops to immigrants and illegals.

[Serge_Tomiko]

Re: Demographics and the end of the Savior State

A great site. Thanks for posting that link.

[Serge_Tomiko]

Re: Demographics and the end of the Savior State

Demographics?, what about taxing the native and ethnic germans (insert other country/nationality) and giving welfare and social back stops to immigrants and illegals.

Umm, huh?

Immigration in the West in the modern era is advanced for two reasons

1) Disruption of existing ethnic political structures, with nationalist sentiment being the most extreme possibility.

2) Funding the welfare state for the reasons described in the article.

Taxing natives isn't the solution really, if anything, giving tax breaks for increasing numbers of children as is done in Israel today and was done under the National Socialism would be the best course of action. Unfortunately, that would entail violating the maxim of point #1, which is equally essential to the ruling elite.

[chr5648]

Re: Demographics and the end of the Savior State

Umm, huh?

Immigration in the West in the modern era is advanced for two reasons

1) Disruption of existing ethnic political structures, with nationalist sentiment being the most extreme possibility.

2) Funding the welfare state for the reasons described in the article.

Taxing natives isn't the solution really, if anything, giving tax breaks for increasing numbers of children as is done in Israel today and was done under the National Socialism would be the best course of action. Unfortunately, that would entail violating the maxim of point #1, which is equally essential to the ruling elite.

Thats exactly what I meant, I think you may have misunderstood the semantics of my writing.