Hi, The governments of various countries appear worried about declining population, because it means that there are ever fewer young people to support ever more old people, and hence take measures to increase the birth rate.
This is short sighted policy. As a planet we would be well served by a smaller population, that places less stress on the environment. True, that leads to a few hardships in the near term, but once the "baby-boomers" die, removing the "bulge" from the population curve, the mismatch between young and old will be gone. It has been said that "if we don't decrease the birth rate, to restrict the impact of the human population on the Earth, then nature will restrict the population by increasing the death rate." This is how populations change in nature. As humans we have a choice that the rest of nature does not have. The economic impact of an aging population can be mitigated by increasing automation, which makes it possible for fewer young people to continue to produce enough to support the elderly. When the elderly die, some of the machines can simply be turned off, and recycled. This method of regulating production is faster and less painful than trying to manipulate the size of the population. Furthermore automated production can be ramped up or down at will, within limits, allowing production to follow demand closely. Cloud storage:- Unsafe, Slow, Expensive ...pick any three.
