Wow, things just keep getting worse. Automation is taking all the jobs, and the aging of the population means we won’t have any workers. Yes, these are completely contradictory concerns, but no one ever said that our policy elite had a clue. (No, I’m not talking about Donald Trump’s gang here.)
Anyhow, the Washington Post had a front page story telling us how older people are now working at retirement homes in Japan as a result of the aging of its population. The piece includes this great line:
“That means authorities need to think about ways to keep seniors healthy and active for longer, but also about how to augment the workforce to cope with labor shortages.
