10-12-26 Depopulation - What Happens When the Population Shrinks - The Bill King Interview

What happens to the economy when population growth slows—or goes into reverse? Lance Roberts & Bill King explore the demographic forces reshaping the United States and the world, from falling birth rates and China’s One Child Policy to immigration, aging populations, Social Security, housing, inflation, and the future of work. We examine what depopulation really means for economic growth and retirement sustainability, why demographic shifts could alter housing demand and labor markets, and how immigration policy may become increasingly important as countries compete for workers and intellectual capital. The conversation also looks at the geopolitical implications of India’s population momentum versus China’s demographic challenges, the effects of changing demographics on Houston and other major cities, and how tax and public policies can encourage—or discourage—population and economic growth. 0:00 - INTRO 1:18 - Meet Bill King & Depopulation 2:10 - Understanding Epidemics & Demography 3:52 - Population Boom to Bust 7:34 - Impact of Womens' Choice 9:28 - China's One Child Policy effects 11:47 - What Does Depopulation really mean? 14:53 - Demographic Effects on Social Security & Entitlements 15:49 - The Challenge of Sustainability in Retirement 16:20 - The Benefits of Depopulation 18:37 - The Cost of Raising Kids 19:20 - The COVID Overhang? 21:47 - Doubling the Intellectual Capital of the US 22:58 - The Housing Market is only a bubble 24:51 - Impact of self-deportation on rents, Inflation Calculations 25:34 - Rationalizing Immigration Policy 30:17 - Mike Rowe Foundation & Trade Workers - do we need targeted immigration? 32:34 - The Houston Growth negative phenomenon 35:04 - Impact of City of Houston public policy 37:55 - The Texas Medical Center impact 39:44 - Geopolitics & balances of power: India population momentum vs China 41:35 - AI & Depreciation of the Value of Work (Social Security is UBI for old people) 44:41 - Investing & Financial Markets' impact by Depopulation 46:20 - What Kind of Conduct is Incentivized by Tax Code? 47:51 - Globalization Explained (AI/Robotics: second wave of Globalization) 49:11 - Two Reasons for Reshoring Jobs - What happens to displaced workers? 52:37 - What Sectors will be most impacted by demographic shifts: Managing growth vs managing stagnation 54:36 - Depopulation demographics is inevitable: how to make smarter policy choices based on this reality. ==== Hosted by RIA Advisors' Chief Investment Strategist, Lance Roberts, CIO Produced by Brent Clanton, Executive Producer ------- Do you enjoy our content? Rate us on Google: https://bit.ly/4b9JtEo ------- Watch Today's Full Video on our YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/live/ynm6KxHSSy0 -------- Watch our previous show, "Funeral Planning - Make the Decisions Before Your Family Has To." https://youtube.com/live/oGCV1mUrzwk?feature=share- ------- REGISTER for our next Dynamic Learning Series presentation, "More Than A Portfolio: Financial Planning PanelL," this Thursday, October 15 at Noon: https://streamyard.com/watch/tCqfFT6bMEBn ------- Get more info & commentary: https://realinvestmentadvice.com/insights/real-investment-daily/ ------- Visit our Site: https://www.realinvestmentadvice.com Contact Us: 1-855-RIA-PLAN --- Subscribe to SimpleVisor : https://www.simplevisor.com/register-new --- Connect with us on social: https://twitter.com/RealInvAdvice https://twitter.com/LanceRoberts https://www.facebook.com/RealInvestmentAdvice/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/realinvestmentadvice/ #Demographics #PopulationDecline #EconomicOutlook #Immigration #GlobalEconomy