Either Agree or Disagree explaining your rationale.?

Question

An influx in the number of foreign born workers will be an effective solution to labour shortage when "baby boomers" reach the age of retirement.

Answer 1

Agree that foreign born workers are needed to replace the lack of natural born citizens in the labor force for the survival of the country because population is an essential element in the continuance of a nation.

Answer 2

No...The reason being is that most if not all the foreign born workers coming in currently lack skills and education necessary to replace the boomers. They take the jobs that nobody else wants per se...Jack In The Box, McDonalds, etc. They do pay minimal taxes, however the government is struggling as a result of the influx in terms of providing services that we as boomers have become used to. Look at the American educational system...my nephew who's about to enter Jr. High School can't write in cursive...he can only print. That's unacceptable to me and is a direct result of the influx of uneducated/undereducated coming here to get that for thier children. I had traveled extensively in several other "developing" nations and that's their main lacking...Educating their masses. By keeping them dumb they see little opposition to failed or failing policies. The leaders of those nations fear an educated populace because they'll encounter opposition that is better suited to oust them.

Answer 3

Yes, allowing more people to enter the labor market is always beneficial. Whenever the amount of people in an economy increases, the amount of wealth that potentially can be created also increases.

However, I don't think mass immigration is the best solution to the problem. A preferable solution would be to reject the anti-human cult called "Environmentalism" and actually encourage people to have children again, rather than complaining about overpopulation. In order to retain economic wellbeing, we're going to eventually have to stop discouraging sex and we're also going to have to stop subsidizing abortions (if not outlaw abortions). If we had a large influx of children (we currently average 2 or fewer per couple in most of the world and have for the last few decades), we would eventually have a large labor force ready to further the economy.

The economy is due for a collapse in the near future. Here in America, its likely to occur in 2011 (provided the Bush Tax Cuts and Death Tax repeal aren't made permanent), because we'll be combining one of the largest tax increases in history with a near bankrupt government (especially if we elect a president who wants a government health care bureaucracy; however, the national debt is fast approaching the GDP, which is itself inflated because the government counts its spending, which inevitably hurts the economy, as income and the Federal Reserve's interest rates are too low for them to prevent a depression) and a workforce that is retiring en masse. The only way America can avoid a depression is to return to pure Capitalism, which is unlikely.

It wouldn't shock me if the 2010s end up being a worse depression than the "Great" depression of the 1930s. Worldwide, we've got massively expanding governments and aging workforces. You don't need a P.H.D. in Economics to be able to recognize that the economy isn't looking good in the near future. However, if world Socialism causes another depression, it might just be abandoned for (pure) Capitalism, which would be beneficial for all in the long run.

Answer 4

Both...I agree that it will solve the problem, but don't agree that it SHOULD solve the problem. Better education plans for our current youth will put them in the positions baby boomers give up. Highly skilled positions are being filled by foreign born workers because Americans fall short as a whole when it comes to higher education. (I'm no saying we don't have many, many, many well educated Americans - I'm just saying we could have a hell of a lot more if we made it a priority to give teens more opportunities to advance themselves and taught them to seize those opportunities)

Answer 5

We wouldn't even have a labor shortage if we weren't aborting 4,000 children a day. Think about it. Abortion has been allowed since 1973. we're now in the 34th year. At an average of 1.5 million a year, that is over 50 million people killed since then. Approximately 31.5 million would be over 21 years of age and, presumably, in the work force. In addition, the economy would expand because there would be a higher demand for goods and services.

Answer 6

Agree if the foreign born workers have similar skill levels as the baby-boomers; if not...well time will tell.

Answer 7

disagree. Because the 30 million illegals if given amnesty will bankrupt social security that much sooner. We do not need families that average 12 per household. See what Mr Gore thinks this does to our ecology. all that waste, electrical consumption cars, it's a nightmare waiting to happen.

Answer 8

Agree. The standards for education and decency keep dropping. We are losing our competitiveness relative to other countries. Our birthrate is dropping. We are dependent on outside labor. I hate to say it but there are too many parents who don't know how to set a good example for their kids. I have seen so many middle to upper middle class kids hooked on drugs and they are
lazy and fat. The media has duped us into undisciplined spending zombies.

Typical for an economically successful society. Successful people have a way of spoiling their kids.

Answer 9

I disagree as there is no labor shortage, unemployment remains constant in the U.S. at aprox. 5% therefore there are too many people here to do the work required. Simple math.

Answer 10

Agree. Indeed, it would be useful right now. There are not nearly enough workers at either extreme of the skill spectrum to satisfy present US demand.