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Isn't this the natural progression of a shrinking population? If you don't want this to happen, have lots of children.
by mshake2 4y ago
Isn't this the natural progression of a shrinking population? If you don't want this to happen, have lots of children.
- TulliusCicero 4y agoIt's a tragedy of the commons situation. Society at large benefits from a stable, ongoing population. But the burden of keeping that going obviously falls much moreso on parents than non-parents. You can try to even things out more via subsidies, but non-parents will quickly start objecting, even if they're materially still better off than parents. It used to be cultural pressure, combined with kids being not as materially demanding, meant that people had kids anyway. Obviously less true today.