From: dummy@emf.net (Robert)
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 1995 13:52:20 PDT
To: PPN@csf.colorado.edu
Subject: Dr. Ian Morrison
I heard a "Commonwealth Club" broadcast on KALW FM with a Dr. Ian Morrison
talking.  He argued that stifling immigration would exacerbate economic
problems, not help them.  It even sounded like he was arguing that immigration
laws should be relaxed because the birthrate is not keeping up with economic
growth, especially with all the baby-boomers retiring in one huge wave.  He
said that at current population growth and job growth, people will have to
pay 50% of their income to support Medicare and Social Security.  (I think
that's what he said.)

The innate contradiction between economic growth and birthrate shrinkage is
one that I never see addressed.  How can a continuingly shrinking work force
support "the elders", those going into retirement?