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General News/PoliticsHigh fertility rates is a blessing for Israel (self.Israel)
submitted 22 days ago by Same_Round8072Portugal
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[–]Gamma_RadIsrael 18 points19 points20 points 22 days ago* (3 children)
As a person who is hunting for a reasonably priced apartment it doesn't feel like a blessing. high birthrate is making the housing crisis even worse
More pop, more tech, army, gdp and powers
This is unfortunately a gross oversimplification. The highest birthrate group are the Haredi,
The Haredi education system doesn't even teach math, science or English so forget about tech.
The Haredi dont serve in the army.
The Haredi might improve GDP on paper but Israel loses money on each Haredi family, not great for the economy.
And power? well what is power if not Tech army and economy?
If we look at seculars in Israel, its not really that high. (2 for secular families, while the replenishment rate is 2.2 IIRC) so secular Jews will eventually becoming an "aging" population.
[–]russiankek 12 points13 points14 points 22 days ago (0 children)
This. I would suggest everyone to look this page to understand what kind of future awaits Israel:
https://www.shoresh.institute/insights.html
[–]SungodatemychildrenIsrael 7 points8 points9 points 21 days ago (0 children)
As an objective measure to show how much Israel loses for each Haredi family, a secular Jewish household brings in an average of 14,700 ILS to the state, and costs the state 13,350 ILS for a net income of 1,350 ILS.
An Arab household brings in on average 10,250 and costs 15,300 for a net loss of 5,050 ILS.
And a Haredi household bring in on average 7,600 and costs 17,900 for a net loss of 10,300 ILS.
If the current growth rate of the Haredi population and its participation in the workforce remain constant, the deficit will grow from ~15 billion ILS today to ~93 billion in 2065.
Another point from that same article (translated):
Without a change in the rate of employment among Haredi men, the cumulative loss of GDP is expected to reach 6.71 trillion ILS in 2065
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