Most of the (developed) world is in a big pyramid scheme with obligations to retirees. The whole deal was (usually) based on a rapidly growing population and i

Most of the (developed) world is in a big pyramid scheme with obligations to retirees. The whole deal was (usually) based on a rapidly growing population and is doomed to fail without one. But old people vote, so you can't cut their benefits. Democracy is not a good system of government it's just the least bad we have. Democracy only fixes hard issues once they reach crisis level.