O tema não é novo por aqui. Recordo o postal recente A conspiração grisalha.
Recomendo a leitura de "The Stats Guy: Demographic advice for self-interested politicians"
"We will put ourselves into the shoes of a self-interested, egomaniac of a politician only interested in getting elected and doesn’t, therefore, care about the non-voting population of Australia.
How could such a politician (you decide whether this is a fictional character or not…) use ABS Census data to pick which policies to support and which cohort’s problems to ignore?
Morally speaking, our politicians should work hard to improve the lives of all people living in Australia. That’s a whopping 25.5 million people, as per the August 2021 Census count. Much easier to only focus on the 21.3 million residents that are also Australian citizens. Come to think of it, opportunistic politicians really should ignore the concerns of the five million citizens below the voting age of 18. That leaves us with only 16.4 million voting citizens. Phew, it’s nice to be able to ignore 36 per cent of the population. About 9.1 million residents in Australia don’t really need to feature in policy considerations.
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While Baby Boomers (born 1946-63) are slowly leaving the world of work, they will still vote just as the Pre-Boomers (born before 1945) do. Self-interested politicians should listen extremely carefully to the concerns of the 65+ block. Increasingly these concerns will be about healthcare. This might well be a great opportunity to overhaul the health system from the ground up."
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