I addressed
@ChristRoseFromTheDead because I can see an American thinking they are responsible to wash their hands of what Trump is doing. So I wanted to hear what they had to say.
But I didn't address you because there is no excuse for a Canadian. For you I would say take the log out of Canada's eye and then you can see clearly to help America remove the splinter in our eye. Because the first thing we do when we hear your whining is to look at Canada, realize we don't want to go down that path, and so ignore everything you have to say.
Just to let you and
@HeIsHere know..... Canada is pretty much doomed.
But south Korea TFR is 0.80 even worse than Tokyo.
People are "giving up". Giving up on the broken social contracts. Canada being a prime example.....but others far worse.
Tokyo TFR: Has plummeted below 1.0 (recently recorded at 0.96), meaning the capital city is effectively seeing a population "halving" with every new generation.
Statistics Canada confirming that the total fertility rate (TFR) has hit a historic low of 1.24 to 1.25 children per woman. This puts Canada firmly in the "ultra-low fertility" category (below 1.3).
To address your point on the "inevitable collapse" and the taxpayer-to-retiree ratio, let’s look at the actual projections for 2040 and beyond.
The Old-Age Dependency Ratio
The metric you are referring to is the Old-Age Dependency Ratio, which compares the number of people of "working age" (15–64) to those of "retirement age" (65+).
1970s: There were approximately 7.7 workers for every retiree.
2024: We are currently at roughly 3.3 workers per retiree.
2040 Projections: Statistics Canada and the OECD project that the proportion of seniors will reach approximately 23% to 25% of the population. This results in a ratio of roughly 2.1 to 2.4 workers for every one retiree.
Your estimation of 2 taxpayers for 1 retiree by 2040 is technically very close to the median projection.
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