US, EU, even China and India. Regardless where you are, the economy sucks, housing is not affordable, prices are high, jobs are stagnant and class mobility is nonexistent (except maybe in China).

  • Dudewitbow@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    1 month ago

    China doesn’t face a demographic crisis in the way many think even in its present form. It can even reverse some of the birth rate decline if it pushes up wages, guarantees employment and puts a cap on working hours.

    Then why are government workers at some point going around asking woman to get pregnant, I understand that its possible for them to push up wages and lower working hours, but the current situation doesn’t all point to that direction (im aware of them trying to cut down and enforce the removal of 996, however effective or not it may be)

    China has the opportunity to as you said, just pay them more, but they haven’t quite yet done so.

    • FuckyWucky [none/use name]@hexbear.netEnglish
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      1 month ago

      I’m saying what should be done. Calling asking women to get pregnant is analogous to YIMBYs calling for just building more homes, a very micro “solution” to a macro level issue. It is very much linked to growth for growth sake attitude.

      Free childcare, guaranteed employment, fixed hours, labor protections is how you fix declining fertility. Do all this not focusing on fertility rates but because it’s the right thing to do for workers.