…at least half of a population of 10 million depends in some way on the state—35% are retirees, 10% are civil servants, and the remaining 5% are receiving either unemployment benefits or integration benefits. They will see a country with fewer young people than they have ever seen before. They will learn that it is the second oldest country in Europe after Italy, and that 23% of the population is over 65 years old. And furthermore, you will find that elections are held in Portugal, as in many other democracies and not-so-democratic countries. And this election will once again pit young people against the country's aging population.
So-called „older people“ are reliable voters, but young people are not. So with this perverse incentive, older people are effectively voting to extract their rents from young people through the state.this is reflected in voting intentions: People over 54 are disproportionately likely to vote for the Socialist Party, while people under 25 are disproportionately less likely to vote for the Socialist Party.
One in three people between the ages of 15 and 39 go abroad.here Other works by Vasco Queirozvia browser.