Population of over-60-yr-olds reaches 212 million

[Jlaw]

I think that something that is missing from your assessment of old people is their experience and accumulated wealth.

Obviously old people are not as physically sound as young people but people past 60 are far from useless. Top cooks, doctors, professionals etc - they can still continue their line of work well into their 70s and even 80s.

Its the old people who have squandered their life's years away with nary a dollar to their name or failed to apply themselves to any line of work that will be a burden to society.

Look at old man Manmohan Singh, he became prime minister of India.

Old people are not the only 'burden', there are invalids (physically and mentally), lazy bastards, leeches and wastrel fcukers. I have read of people here in Australia who have children as their occupation and collect ridiculously large payouts fortnightly from the government. They are not old or invalid in any way.

The population of India might be younger than China's but the composition of the characters that burden society are probably made up of youngsters fcuking around and undisciplined bandwagons of perpetrators of caste nonsense.

@Bussard Ramjet

The Indian OP has an issue with China. Yet he fail to see India has a bigger problem in the next twenty years.

Overpopulation-when their population hit over 1.3b, where will the new jobs come from and how will they feed the people? They think they have population dividend, but they most likely have population destruction.

If these fools believe their economy can grow at a rate to keep up with their rapid population growth, well they are in for a big surprise when the curry shit hits the fan.



Yes, you are right about older people. Just because you're over 60 does not mean you are useless. In fact I do have some relatives in their 60s that can kick the shit out of most 20 year old.

 

[Bussard Ramjet]

I think that something that is missing from your assessment of old people is their experience and accumulated wealth.

Obviously old people are not as physically sound as young people but people past 60 are far from useless. Top cooks, doctors, professionals etc - they can still continue their line of work well into their 70s and even 80s.

Its the old people who have squandered their life's years away with nary a dollar to their name or failed to apply themselves to any line of work that will be a burden to society.

Look at old man Manmohan Singh, he became prime minister of India.

Old people are not the only 'burden', there are invalids (physically and mentally), lazy bastards, leeches and wastrel fcukers. I have read of people here in Australia who have children as their occupation and collect ridiculously large payouts fortnightly from the government. They are not old or invalid in any way.

The population of India might be younger than China's but the composition of the characters that burden society are probably made up of youngsters fcuking around and undisciplined bandwagons of perpetrators of caste nonsense.

@Bussard Ramjet

It is a fact that old people are less productive compared to adults.

Also, it is not only physical. It is a proven fact that in old age, one faces problems with memory, etc. Not to mention that people become less likely to learn new things.

To further complicate matters, many old people, even the ones who can legitimately work, don't want to work. They want to enjoy their retirement, old age, perhaps with their grandchildren.

So the summary:

1. ON AVERAGE, Old people are both less capable, and less willing to provide for the society. There are some exceptions, but on the whole people are less productive.
2. These people are also going to DIE in the next say 10-20 years. 220 million of them!
3. India's population has relatively stabilized from frantic expansion in the recent years.
4. China itself grew taking the advantage of its huge pool of cheap labor.
5. The Economy of a country, and hence its influence, is number of people times their productivity. The more the people, the better the LHS. RHS, of that equation is constrained by human limitations, and is tougher to change.

The Indian OP has an issue with China. Yet he fail to see India has a bigger problem in the next twenty years.

Overpopulation-when their population hit over 1.3b, where will the new jobs come from and how will they feed the people? They think they have population dividend, but they most likely have population destruction.

If these fools believe their economy can grow at a rate to keep up with their rapid population growth, well they are in for a big surprise when the curry shit hits the fan.



Yes, you are right about older people. Just because you're over 60 does not mean you are useless. In fact I do have some relatives in their 60s that can kick the shit out of most 20 year old.

So the summary:

1. ON AVERAGE, Old people are both less capable, and less willing to provide for the society. There are some exceptions, but on the whole people are less productive.
2. These people are also going to DIE in the next say 10-20 years. 220 million of them!
3. India's population has relatively stabilized from frantic expansion in the recent years.
4. China itself grew taking the advantage of its huge pool of cheap labor.
5. The Economy of a country, and hence its influence, is number of people times their productivity. The more the people, the better the LHS. RHS, of that equation is constrained by human limitations, and is tougher to change.

 

[TheTruth]

To further complicate matters, many old people, even the ones who can legitimately work, don't want to work. They want to enjoy their retirement, old age, perhaps with their grandchildren.

Chinese old people aren't like others. They work longer and put more effort into caring for grandchildren than any others.

 

[Zsari]

Chinese old people aren't like others. They work longer and put more effort into caring for grandchildren than any others.

More than just taking care of grandchildren, since the retirement age is so early in China especially for woman, there are many that still work as private tutors, consultants, or even running their own business after retirement.