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The China and U.S. Birthrate “Crisis” Is Much Ado About Nothing

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As reported in The Deficit Delusion, Sam Altman and other Silicon Valley giants are in the midst of a bet. It concerns not if, but when the first one-man “unicorn” will reveal itself. Altman and friends’ wager is useful to keep in mind as demographic experts promote the narrative that China faces a troubled economic future […]

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Low Birthrates Are a Market Signal of a Rich, Rich Future

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Low and falling birthrates are not an economic threat. Not remotely. The latter is not a Malthusian or Paul Ehrlich-ian statement as much as it’s a statement about production. The babies being born today will grow up and individually produce at levels that would have literally required thousands, and realistically tens of thousands of

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