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I believe you mean that some theoretical structure vaguely like social security could work, in principle, without population growth. However, the social securit

by darawk 8y ago

I believe you mean that some theoretical structure vaguely like social security could work, in principle, without population growth. However, the social security system we actually have acquires its funds from the income of individuals. You could structure social security as a tax on capital, but that isn't how it currently works.

kartan 8y ago
> You could structure social security as a tax on capital, but that isn't how it currently works. Yes. 100% true. I just mean that it can be changed. It is not an economic constraint, but it is the current situation.