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I agree that this is a bad idea, but you should note that Social Security in the US is already a pyramid scheme. That's the entire reason these articles about t
by throwway120385 3y ago
I agree that this is a bad idea, but you should note that Social Security in the US is already a pyramid scheme. That's the entire reason these articles about the fertility rate are a thing -- there aren't enough able bodied people being born to cover Social Security for the people aging out of the workforce in 20 years.
- toomuchtodo 3y agoIndeed, population ballooned [1] and everyone thought the gravy train of growth was never going to end. Sucks to discover the future isn’t going to be better than the past. Quality of life was artificially inflated, and the bill coming due will be unpleasant. Regardless, individuals must be empowered to live their best life (if they choose to be childfree) [2] [3] [4] [5], even if it breaks the entrenched system. [1] https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/population https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/population [2] https://www.axios.com/2024/04/16/young-adult-sterilization-increase-roe https://www.axios.com/2024/04/16/young-adult-sterilization-i... [3] https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-health-forum/fullarticle/2817438 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-health-forum/fullartic... [4] https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20230208-the-adults-celebrating-child-free-lives https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20230208-the-adults-cel... [5] https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2021/11/19/growing-share-of-childless-adults-in-u-s-dont-expect-to-ever-have-children/ https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2021/11/19/growing-s...