Australia. Norway. Sweden. New Zealand. Denmark. These guys are the world’s Fab Five. They’re the few wealthy countries or “marginal growers” largely thanks to their higher immigration rates and higher birth rates (encouraged by greater maternity benefits for working women). “
Um, does it make a difference with which immigrates are having the high birth rates?
“Um, does it make a difference with which immigrates are having the high birth rates?”
That’s kind of the elephant in the room that the author pretends is not there.
RE: Um, does it make a difference with which immigrates are having the high birth rates?
I can’t speak for the Scandinavian countries, but I am very familiar with Australia and NZ as I have family living there.
Australia and NZ have MUCH SANER immigration policies than the US of A. It is based on Entrpreneurship ( how much money you can BRING IN and create jobs ) and SKILLED LABOR MIGRATION.
They also don’t get taken by just any asylum seekers ( even as they are surrounded by huge bodies of water where they share no borders with any third world country ).
Finally, they CONTROL THEIR DEBT in a sane and rational way.
Australia’s bond credit rating is rated AAA by all three major ratings agencies.
The current ratio of Australian government debt to gross domestic product (GDP) is compared favorably to the average ratio for developed countries. Their current budget is in fact, ON TRACK FOR A SURPLUS !!