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by yladiz 1174 days ago
Please cite if you have some sources to back this up, in particular the solvency of the welfare system across multiple European countries and the projected demographics over the next decades. I’m skeptical it’s as anywhere close to as bad as you state here.
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Look at the demographic pyramids:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Germany

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Italy

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Spain

Massive bulges over 40 that will require support from a shrinking base of young people.