i think the main question is if people want kids but aren’t having them for economic reasons or if they simply don’t want them.
the latter seems fine to me but we still need to solve the problem of paying for the social security ponzi scheme and will have to deal with increased labor costs (which could be a good thing)
There is a ludicrous amount of wealth in almost every industrialized nation. Every single one has way in excess of the ability to guarantee minimum income to all citizens without exception let alone just a social security equivalent for the elderly. Its just a question of if they will be interested at all in keeping said people alive in the future.
Immigration from the same countries that are rapidly improving their own standard of living, and at the same time experiencing their own demographic crashes?
they can also be solved by cutting back benefits. and higher wages isn't neccesarily a "bad thing" that needs to be solved unless you're a major corporation, which is why they are desperate for immigration.
the latter seems fine to me but we still need to solve the problem of paying for the social security ponzi scheme and will have to deal with increased labor costs (which could be a good thing)