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Originally Posted by dogsbody70
many of the comments remind me of us in the UK. couples having to work to survive. It is not easy at all and child care is extremely expensive.
there used to be AU PAIRs that were paid a set amount to live with a family and look after the children whilst parents were working. Mydaughter had several AU Pairs when the children were young--- still remaining friends with those girls even now.
I believe that the worry is that there will not be enough young people to care for the older generations---
I used to hear that Japanese families were very close and the gr parents lived with their families all together.
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I suppose Britain could do with a population shrinkage too. Isn't it 60 million on an Island not much bigger than Hokkaido is about the same ratio (just off the top of my head)
I think the problem of many young people taking care of the old is exaggerated though. It just means governments are going to have to increase spending in that area.