5) Real wages went down, in general. The productivity pay gap has increased significantly. Take a formerly stable country which is a good indicator of the progression. [0]
Getting terminated at old age is already a huge problem made worse by delaying pension. And it will get even worse as families have to subsidize their elderly even more, making it even less likely to have more (or any) kids.
The current crop of leaders put the entire burden on average Joe. Companies are insulated, always one restructuring away from solving their problem.
And then we wonder why populists win everywhere...
Getting terminated at old age is already a huge problem made worse by delaying pension. And it will get even worse as families have to subsidize their elderly even more, making it even less likely to have more (or any) kids.
The current crop of leaders put the entire burden on average Joe. Companies are insulated, always one restructuring away from solving their problem.
And then we wonder why populists win everywhere...
[0] https://www.epi.org/productivity-pay-gap/