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Totally depends on the state of society and what the needs are, China had the opposite policy for over 30 years to achieve a declining birth rate. It's not true
by jseban 4y ago
Totally depends on the state of society and what the needs are, China had the opposite policy for over 30 years to achieve a declining birth rate. It's not true that more children = better. It's only an issue somehow for pyramid schemes of the welfare system.
- xyzzyz 4y agoYes, and that policy turned out to be a huge mistake that the Chinese government is now struggling to reverse.
- lotsofpulp 4y agoI appreciate having fewer humans to compete against for resources, including carbon emissions.
- FastEatSlow 4y agoThe process of shrinking to fewer humans is painful however: less people working, more people old and unable to work.
- lotsofpulp 4y agoPainful for who? Maybe asset owners and the few deciles below them who live a decent life due to globally cheap labor. For the young and poor who only have their labor to sell, the situation would seem pretty decent.
- FastEatSlow 4y agoOld people need a pension, which is paid by the workers through taxes.
- lotsofpulp 4y agoPolitical will for transferring wealth from certain portions of the population to others can change quickly. Also, the pension amount likely will not keep up with real inflation, as is the case today.
- jseban 4y agoPeople can just have higher salaries and save for themselves for their pension, just like any other expense they have in life. There is no practical need for this to be centrally managed, other than you can't trust people to be responsible and plan for the future. People already manage a big part of the pension savings by themselves.