Showing posts with label age. Show all posts
Showing posts with label age. Show all posts

Monday, February 24, 2020

Demographics


“Demographics are the future.” Someone once said this basic truism which one would be wise to study and use as the basis for understanding our changing destiny.

China has roughly three times the population of the United States and the United States has roughly three times the population of Russia. This comparison , by itself, explains much of the jockeying in international relations. Now, fast forward to the year 2100 ... and China will have only twice the population of the U.S. and India will have many more people than China. Is this why the Orangeman is now in New Delhi?

Anyway, demographics are a fascinating study .... and, if I have peaked you’re interest, I have found a fascinating website that is chock full of compelling  demographics ... by gender ... by age ...by country ... and, by one and five year increments, 80 years into the future ... see  Population Pyramid.

If you can’t spend an afternoon running barefoot through these numbers ... and thinking about the implications ... you have no curiosity.

Monday, February 10, 2020

Life’s Plans


One can gauge one’s age by how many of one’s cherished life-plans have been scuttled. — Anon.

Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Compare and Contrast


The presumptive candidates for president from both parties:

                                        Donald Trump          Hellery Clinton
Age                                          70                                68

Birthplace.                             NYC                          Chicago

Alcohol?                          Teetotaler                     Wine Lover

Immigration View           A Big Wall                 Open Borders

Colleges                     Fordham and UPenn   Wellesley and Yale

Legal Jeopardy                     Civil                          Criminal

Mideast Leanings                 Israel                         Palestine

Sexual Preference                Female                        Female

Net Worth.                           $5-$10 B.                Less than $1B

Number of Spouses                   3                                  1

Number of Children                   5                                  1

Political Position.                 Center Right                Far Left