Finland welfare state has a massive baby problem
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2017 Sep 19, 11:52am 1,143 views 3 comments
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Shaman
2017 Sep 19, 1:16pm
Shaman
2017 Sep 19, 1:16pm
Wish our welfare recipients would have a problem producing babies! Doesn't seem to work the same in the US for some reason.
In all seriousness, this is a cultural issue. Same as we've been having here, just more pronounced.
Finland's elderly are just going to have to work till they die!
In all seriousness, this is a cultural issue. Same as we've been having here, just more pronounced.
Finland's elderly are just going to have to work till they die!
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anonymous
2017 Sep 19, 1:23pm
Overpopulation is a yuge problem!
Lower birth rates is a yuge problem!
Oh no! What to do
Lower birth rates is a yuge problem!
Oh no! What to do
You know you've got a problem when even the best don't have the solution.
Finland, a first-rate place in which to be a mother, has registered the lowest number of newborns in nearly 150 years. The birth rate has been falling steadily since the start of the decade, and there's little to suggest a reversal in the trend.
Demographics are a concern across the developed world, of course. But they are particularly problematic for countries with a generous welfare state, since they endanger its long-term survival.