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This is a ticking time bomb with greater impact that climate change...the social and financial institutions in the US assume a large, young working group suppor
by agomez314 3y ago
This is a ticking time bomb with greater impact that climate change...the social and financial institutions in the US assume a large, young working group supporting a smaller, older population - once this starts to reverse the result will be upheaval as gov'ts will attempt to "quickfix" this by taxation. “But above all he [the prince] must refrain from seizing the property of others, because a man is quicker to forget the death of his father than the loss of his patrimony.” I predict euthanasia will become more socially acceptable as people realize that they cannot support their elders.
There's so much more to this issue but one question i'd like to raise is that before birth control, people were "oppressed by nature" as it were in that they would have children whether they wanted or not (unless the baby was killed). Now, people can choose whether or not to have children - this is unheard of in the history of evolution and with profound consequences that our society has not grappled with seriously. See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VAtXBEt0Ws https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VAtXBEt0Ws
- croes 3y agoEver heard of productivity? The industrial revolution reduces the amount of people necessary to provide social security for the elder, modern technology can do the same unless you don't want workers to participate on the rise of productivity.
- MisterBastahrd 3y agoProductivity doesn't matter as long as all the wealth generated from the increases is captured at the top.
- croes 3y agoTherefore the last part of my last sentence.
- bryanrasmussen 3y agothis of course calls to mind that famous quote from literature: My name is Inigo Montoya, you unfairly taxed my inheritance, prepare to die.
- daedrdev 3y agoThe US has massive immigration that allow it to avoid these problems. Most other countries however do not, like Europe, Japan, China, etc... (yes Europe is not a country)
- carlosjobim 3y agoYou forget that every immigrant is an emigrant.