Tag: Social Security

  • The Unforeseen Consequences of a Shrinking Population

    The Unforeseen Consequences of a Shrinking Population

    As someone born near the Baby Boom’s peak, I remember when many people worried that the world’s population was growing too fast. Today, however, the opposite is true. Birth rates have collapsed worldwide, and we now face the prospect of a shrinking population. Over two-thirds of the world’s population lives in countries with birth rates…