Comment by Herring

A lot of western societies are aging. If you don’t import immigrants, you’re on a timer. The economy slows, quality of life drops, and people elect the far right anyway. It’s happening to Japan right now. I’d set up the safety nets and hope enough people will appreciate the better cost of living and reelect sane politicians.

Of course there are no guarantees. People hated Obamacare and punished democrats so hard they lost the most seats since Eisenhower.