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I've offered the solution......fewer people.
The US is one of the LEAST densely populated countries in the world. European countries are 5-10 times as densely populated.
Population density by country - Thematic Map - World
If fewer people is the solution, what is the problem? I guess that companies could automate lots more in order to fill the hundreds of thousands of open jobs.
The US economy is better shape than those in Europe and Japan precisely because we have young immigrants making up for the reduced number of US births.
Aren't our empty spaces feeding some of those peoples?
The US has lots and lots of space, in addition to its farmland. The density data does indeed speak for itself.
Many of those job openings are for little more than generating trash and wasting energy.
We have lots of deserts, mountains and marginal lands not suitable for either farming or habitations. Just the area of the Great Lakes is almost as large as some small countries (houseboats anyone?).
I haven't a clue what this means.
There are lots of low-skilled and high skill jobs that go wanting. Construction and agriculture are greatly hampered by the lack of workers. Depending on one's biases, one could call these jobs "skilled" or "unskilled".
Obviously there are hundreds of thousands of tech jobs that cannot be filled. The companies are forced to have much of their work done overseas.
As an aside, a healthy economy NEEDS young workers. In order to avoid the problems of an aging population, we need to either greatly increase the US birth rate or have more immigration. With regard to skills, we have solved this problem for hundreds of years. The first generation has much less education (what you might mean by skill) than their children and grandchildren. Having said this, the skill levels of African and Asia workers in very high indeed. So, the first generation might fill the menial jobs that Americans have no interest in filling. Their children will be college graduates at the same level as non-immigrant families.
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Finally, we MIGHT try to address the reason that so many Americans are not working [the labor participation rate is low]. One of the main issues is drug use (these folks cannot pass a drug test) and the lack of vocational training.
Aren't our empty spaces feeding some of those peoples?
Yes and no.
There are vast tracts of land in the US that have no real agricultural value, but more importantly you are 100% correct that America is an agricultural powerhouse.
And what makes American agriculture so incredible is that we have publically funded research for over 150 years that has helped turned world agriculture into an AMAZINGLY efficient powerhouse.
The world is undergoing a green revolution these past 50-60 years in which we are able to produce more from less land.
So when people complain about publically funded science in the US and want to see "industry" do it alone, remember: the reason you are able to eat as well as you do as an American is because of the publically funded governmental based research the USDA has been doing for far more than a century.
The US has lots and lots of space, in addition to its farmland. The density data does indeed speak for itself.
Our agricultural system is a time bomb waiting to explode. Already we are seeking old time seed varieties that can be grown in less than ideal conditions. Chemical agriculture is breaking down in many parts of the world. We have 'outsmarted' (re: scientific discoveries) ourselves in many important areas.
There are no good reasons for an expanding population at this time in history, only bad ones. While we have the duty of providing people for the next generation we have made ourselves slaves to that process. We need to get through our child rearing years and tend to our own lives instead of sacrificing ourselves on the alter of our kids.
Without immigration, we would have a declining population, and a smaller number of workersThere are no good reasons for an expanding population at this time in history, only bad ones. While we have the duty of providing people for the next generation we have made ourselves slaves to that process. We need to get through our child rearing years and tend to our own lives instead of sacrificing ourselves on the alter of our kids.
Are you seriously asking why an American would prefer Canada to Mexico?A related question - Why wasn't Mexico mentioned in most of the - "If Trump gets elected, I'm moving to (country)? Why wasn't Mexico a consideration?
And probably law abiding ?What about Canada then. Much better health care and lots more open land.
Oh, you have to be skilled to get in..... never mind.
And yet, it is precisely because of the massive expansion due to publically funded agricultural science that America is the economic powerhouse and agricultural powerhouse it is.
No, but who cares ? Who could ever stop it?But should we be (have already) exporting our good soil and replacing it chemicals?
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