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This is an issue with the pension system. I don’t believe we’re overpopulated but it is clearly a bad system when it relies on a constant flow of more children

• ghiculescu 4y ago
  There’s many problems with the pension system, but the fact it requires humanity to continue to reproduce isn’t one of them.
  • BeFlatXIII 4y ago
    It requires humanity to grow its numbers, this making it a pyramid scheme.
    • Qem 4y ago
      Growth helps, but it's not required. What is actually required is stability in the age pyramid. The problem is we transitioned suddenly from high growth to a population crash. Now the age pyramid resembles more a propane tank shape, and the pension system went haywire. A very slow transition would be easier to adapt to.
  • edgyquant 4y ago
    Not what I said. That it requires an increasing number of children to adults to continue is the issue. Personal retirement accounts is a much better alternative.