Demographics And Destiny 8/24/26

CNBC's Andrew Ross Sorkin discusses US demographic and fiscal projections, including deaths exceeding births by 2030, slower population growth, and an aging population. He highlights immigration as a potential growth lever and recommends a Washington Post piece arguing the US budget will break disastrously around 2030 with WWII-level defense outlays. - US deaths are projected to exceed births by 2030 at current rates. - US population growth is expected to be very slow through 2050. - Lower immigration and delayed childbearing are reducing population growth. - By 2030, one in five Americans is projected to be 65 or older. - Fewer working-age people per senior puts Social Security in question. - Sorkin recommends a Washington Post article on the US budget breaking disastrously. - Federal defense outlays are projected to reach WWII-era levels around 2030.