Economy: “In China, the master’s degree is the new bachelor’s degree”
Basically the same in the U.S. too, by the numbers versus how things were in the past.
Demographics: Japan’s population drops by almost 1 million in 2024
Japan won't be much of a country in another 40-50 years.
Economy: Do the wealthy live longer than the poor?
Sen. Sanders says wealthy live much longer than the poor. But he is comparing the extreme top 1% to the bottom 1%. Take a look at the overall population...
Demographics: Downsizing
The housing crisis is all due to evil "baby boomers" hoarding overly large homes, and they should be forced, via taxes, to sell.
Demographics: US working age population shrank starting in 2018
This is an old item on the blog but still relevant as our nation’s fertility rate continues to decline:
Demographics: Some colleges seek elder students to counter enrollment declines
"Starting in the coming school year, researchers say there will be dramatically fewer high school graduates available to fill the country’s higher-ed classrooms"
Demographics: US population age 18-64 to start falling
Beginning in 2026, the US working age population will begin to decline by 300,000 persons per year.
Demographics: Global fertility rate dropped below replacement level
The global fertility rate just hit 2.16 which is below the population replacement rate.
Education: As more people get advanced degrees, the value is less
Has the value of a Master's degree gone down? Perhaps.