[who_would_fardels_bear]

The reason it is failing for China is due to an inordinately high preference for a single male child.

If this were not the case, then things wouldn't be so bad.

The real model that we would have to look to is Europe where they are already down to close to 1 child per couple with boys and girls equally wanted (or equally unwanted.)

If that "experiment" is failing then this guy's ideas are for the birds.

In any case, long before we have to live with the consequences of whatever population policy we decide upon ... or end up with due to lack of action ... we will all be replaced by robots.

[saganite]

If this were not the case, then things wouldn’t be so bad.

Right. State forced abortions of second children and leaving female babies to die because the family wants a son. You’re right. Things aren’t so bad. /sarcasm in the extreme/