Kevin Gowen wrote:

> And with low birth rates in rich countries, only immigration will keep their
> populations from falling, the report says.
>
> By contrast the number of people living in the 48 least developed countries
> in the world is expected to triple by the year 2050.

Then there are ample employment opportunities providing care for those in the
modern industrialized world. I've also seen a Japanese program promoting
retirement abroad. Full service such as a private nurse, convenience, a local
Japanese community, and supposedly good security for 100,000 yen or even less
per month in urban Thailand. That was the low end. Those with more money like
250,000 yen per month, could go off to Europe or Australia. If it were
reasonably safe, I'd happily retire in a developing country like my grandmother
in the Philippines, to save money, live well in a more traditional society, and
help locals, too.

> > or in the past,
> > where/when
> > there is/was less access to pain-control medicines.
>
> --
> Kevin Gowen
> "The US economy accounts for about one-third of global GDP-greater than
> the next four countries combined (Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom
> and France)."
> - "Advancing the National Interest: Australia's Foreign and Trade
> Policy White Paper", Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade