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Clewza313 · 2021-01-24 · Original thread
Do you really think a rich country of 100M hasn't done its homework on this? I'm personally partial to Matsutani's Shrinking-Population Economics:

https://www.amazon.com/Shrinking-population-Economics-Lesson...

From a review: " The parlous state of Japan's pension system is well known, but Matsutani reviews the projections: by 2030, contributions will cover only 44% of expenditure, leaving a projected yearly deficit of ¥‎57 trillion by 2030 and a cumulative debt load of ¥‎1,240 trillion, roughly equal to the sum of all household wealth in Japan today. Getting back to balance would entail either more than doubling contributions from 15% to 34%, or cutting benefits by 56%."

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