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January 9, 2006
Demographics might just be destiny
Will multiculturalism, failures of assimilation, minuscule fertility rates, and smug cultural relativism condemn a secular, rich, and tolerant Europe to the dustbin of history? The pessimists have much evidence in their corner, but with considerable technology, wealth, and nationalist ideology in their corner, the rich world could likely repair their demographic and economic policy as quickly as they broke it. Tax cuts for breeders, reduction in the scope and generocity of the welfare state, the fetility drugs, enmployment opportunities for the young, social stigma again cohabitation, and even a national sense that 3 children is what a free Euorpe demands could turn the place around in a couple of generations.
If they don't want to? Well that's another story.
Posted by OneEyedMan at January 9, 2006 5:06 PM
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