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[Mr Hat and Clogs]

^ That's a problem in most westernised counties to... or maybe just affluent countries. People, both men and women, not wanting to settle down to start a family.

[Xellos-_^]

Originally Posted by Mr Hat and Clogs

^ That's a problem in most westernised counties to... or maybe just affluent countries. People, both men and women, not wanting to settle down to start a family.

not with a bang but with a whimper

[Mr Hat and Clogs]

Can't watch that video yet, over my data cap so takes a week to load. QQ. edit: OK it's loaded now, that's gold, lol. love it. "I thought you were on the pill.. ...Oh that must have been brittany." "BRITTANY!?"

Austrlain birth rate - more then halved in the last 60 years.

American Birth rate - almost halved, same with the UK, Mexio has dropped by 2/3rds!!

Although, to be fair according to Google, birth rate has dropped significantly in Asia, Africa and the middle east as well. But Middle East and Africa still have double the west, and asia.

Incidentally, according to Google, Japan has been pretty stable, despite a minor drop, in comparison to the other countries, but was pretty low to begin with.

[SaintessHeart]

Then whoever said that the Japanese are going extinct is just making a storm in the teacup. We will still be getting Japanese lolis after all.

[HasuMasu]

^ I can't take chances. Have to be sure! Re-pop-*stab*

[Seitsuki]

That technically leaves a 50% chance for shotas. All else aside I am glad that gender equality is finally spreading.

[NoemiChan]

I want a normal waifu.....

[SaintessHeart]

Originally Posted by Seitsuki

That technically leaves a 50% chance for shotas. All else aside I am glad that gender equality is finally spreading.

You want to marry a shota? A shota marrying a shota.....does not compute!

[Seitsuki]

I am extremely worried for you.

[JokerD]

EU neighbours regret Swiss vote for immigration quotas

Well, Switzerland votes for immigration quotas, I wonder how it will work out for them

[SaintessHeart]

Originally Posted by JokerD

EU neighbours regret Swiss vote for immigration quotas

Well, Switzerland votes for immigration quotas, I wonder how it will work out for them

That is real democracy minus corporations.

Immigration is often used as an excuse in developed countries for corporations and governments to keep wages "competitive" at significantly depressed level opposed to rising inflation rate. An easy way out as compared to training workers and developing innovation/entrepreneurship.

[Zakoo]

You can't call this a democratic act simply because it's a vote sorry.

Also the day switzerland will suffer mass immigration it will truly be the end of the world. They exclusively take high qualified people ( 69% of the immigration I believe while it's 32% for Europe) in the pharmaceutical, agro-alimentary and chemistry industry, it's more parasiting than something else.

[Xellos-_^]

Originally Posted by Zakoo

You can't call this a democratic act simply because it's a vote sorry.

why not??????

[Zakoo]

No yes you are right it is indeed democratic, the citizens made their choice. I miss talked, what I wanted to convey is that an initiative ( direct) is by no way a proof that a country is democratic. If your country doesn't possess such a thing it doesn't make it less democratic than others.

[sneaker]

Originally Posted by Zakoo

Also the day switzerland will suffer mass immigration it will truly be the end of the world.

Switzerland has and has had mass immigration. And no, not only highly qualified people. 23.3% of the people living there do not have a Swiss passport.

[Zakoo]

Percentage of highly-educated persons working in a high-skilled job in Switzerland,
by origin of the diploma, 2008


Well I guess "mass immigration" is absolutely subjective and up to one's mind and view on the issue.

[Anh_Minh]

Switzerland has 28.9% of immigrant, compared to France or Germany's 11-12.

[JokerD]

Originally Posted by Zakoo

You can't call this a democratic act simply because it's a vote sorry.

Also the day switzerland will suffer mass immigration it will truly be the end of the world. They exclusively take high qualified people ( 69% of the immigration I believe while it's 32% for Europe) in the pharmaceutical, agro-alimentary and chemistry industry, it's more parasiting than something else.

Not really true, in the tourist ski towns, the immigrates take up hotel and other odd jobs.

But really, foreign labor is an ends to a means, it become problematic when the person brings the entire family over, since the rest of the family might not provide economic output for the nation.

[kuroishinigami]

Originally Posted by SaintessHeart

That is real democracy minus corporations.

Immigration is often used as an excuse in developed countries for corporations and governments to keep wages "competitive" at significantly depressed level opposed to rising inflation rate. An easy way out as compared to training workers and developing innovation/entrepreneurship.

But without immigration, developed countries are also much more prone to aging population problem like Japan, which in turn leads lack of economic growth downward spiral(which is what the current world economic growth is based on, it's like an advanced MLM with the whole country's citizen as member ).

I agree that quota is neccessary, but who can be neutral and qualified enough to set the right quota?

[ganbaru]

Originally Posted by kuroishinigami

I agree that quota is neccessary, but who can be neutral and qualified enough to set the right quota?

That's why usually it's a group than is in charge of such decision. But then the issue is now how choose the members the group?