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Title: Here's A Great Story About US Demographics That Nobody Is Talking About ...
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URL Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/positive-us-demographics-2014-4
Published: Apr 13, 2014
Author: Joe Weisenthal
Post Date: 2014-04-13 15:44:53 by Ada
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Views: 160
Comments: 19

In discussions about the demographic situation around the world, people often talk about the U.S. as though it's the "cleanest dirty shirt," meaning that it's not good, but compared to other places, it looks good. Europe is aging rapidly, in part thanks to dropping fertility rates. Japan is famously old. And even China, thanks to the long-term ramifications of its one-child policy, may be the first country that "gets old before it gets rich."

The U.S. is old and aging, but at least we have relatively robust levels of immigration keeping us young, is how things are usually characterized.

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#1. To: Ada (#0)

So where's Africa's "tailwind"?

When a country goes brown, it goes down. Period.

Prefrontal Vortex  posted on  2014-04-14   11:50:54 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#2. To: Prefrontal Vortex (#1)

If you ain't white you ain't right.

Turtle  posted on  2014-04-14   11:53:32 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#3. To: Turtle, Prefrontal Vortex (#2)

"America has always been a nation of immigrants. From the start, a steady stream of people, in search of freedom and opportunity, have left their own lands to make this land their home. We started as an experiment in democracy fueled by Europeans. We have grown into an experiment in democratic diversity fueled by openness and promise.

My fellow Americans, we must never, ever believe that our diversity is a weakness -- it is our greatest strength. Americans speak every language, know every county. People on every continent can look to us and see the reflection of their own great potential -- and they always will, as long as we strive to give all of our citizens, whatever their background, an opportunity to achieve their own greatness." -Bill Clinton, SOTU speech, Feb. 4, 1997

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#4. To: X-15 (#3)

democratic diversity

Is an oxymoron.

It really is too bad Chelsea didn't marry a nog.

I know. She can adopt! :)

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