Are you telling me that socialists don’t purchase? Even intragovernmental transactions count as purchases.

Look up the data yourself, then. It is the same no matter who looks it up.

The capital you rely on in your argument has a asymptote, and as China approaches this line, growth will happen at a diminishing rate. How much technical progress can they squeeze out of the tube? Is it enough to deal with demographic collapse? Probably not.

China also has a huge gender imbalance. All those excess men count differently than men in other countries with a balanced gender dynamic. Also, China’s demographics (according to the website) do not compare favorably to the US. That said, it’ll be India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Nigeria and places like this that production shifts to as China ages.

War in Venezuela? Yes, it’s war in Venezuela.

We are also seeing peak China. Their demographic problems will be a severe drag going forward. It’ll be a multi-power world, not a Chinese hegemony.

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On another platform, someone claimed he was maronite christian. I guess I’ll have to wait until someone asks him in an interview. 🤷

Social security does need reform. There’s no reason we should cap contributions. We also need more nuance by ability and type of work one does when we determine retirement ages.

Check out this chart. Tell me how migration numbers correlate with density.

https://i.imgur.com/DaZqArg.png

You are going to have to explain why PPP isn’t appropriate for non-capitalist countries. Besides, what country isn’t capitalist in this analysis? A country calling itself communist does not make it so.

Sorry, I thought you were commenting on krooklochurm@lemmy.ca, who suggested to “have anyone who is following the lord leap off a cliff.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lone_wolf_terrorism

I’ll be honest, I do not know, but I’m always more worried about where it’ll end-up over where it is right now. Even if it is all local for now, it is a small tweak for that to change. Just a small decision by a few people and everything changes. I don’t have enough trust to believe that decision won’t be made.

How so?

Alabama = $53,061

Germany = 59,993

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_GDP

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)_per_capita

Even per capita with PPP, China is only $29k. By the same measure, the US is $60k.

That’s an odd measure. The population of the country being immigrated to doesn’t seem to have a lot to do with which country an immigrant will want to go to. Immigrants want to go to the place that’ll give them the best opportunity. By all measures, the US, Canada, and western Europe are the places people want to go. China isn’t.

Are you familiar with purchasing power parity? It is a measure that specifically takes into account local costs of rent, transportation, food, etc. Check it out --> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purchasing_power_parity

Try this --> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)_per_capita