"Demographic Winter" occurs when a nation's population
growth is so bottlenecked that its labor is unable to sustain the
economy in basics like tax revenue, health care services--and food.
Much of the developed world, with laggardly birthrates, is poised
to tumble off that demographic cliff.
Ken
Gronbach is an internationally lauded demographer. Analyzing
population macrotrends, he forecasts calamities, upswings, and
political and economic changes in the near future.
He
joins to discuss the “Demographic Winter” poised to afflict much of
the world, plus what the United States can anticipate over the next
two decades as Baby Boomers retire and a fresh generation steps
up.
About the Podcast
Politics minus bile plus jokes. Comedian and avowed independent Andrew Heaton interviews authors and thought leaders about policy and big thinky stuff.