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Good, we don’t need any more people. There’s over 8 billion already, and that’s enough. I’m always surprised when I hear the too common refrain that birth rat
by mixmastamyk 1y ago
Good, we don’t need any more people. There’s over 8 billion already, and that’s enough. I’m always surprised when I hear the too common refrain that birth rates are too low.
- PaulHoule 1y agoAre you willing to sign your right away to a pension?
- mixmastamyk 1y agoDon’t have one. Not all pensions are pyramid schemes. Further, flat growth would be acceptable if that is your primary concern.
- PaulHoule 1y agoFlat population would be fine with me, declining population makes many things unmanageable as would a rapidly increasing population.
- mixmastamyk 1y agoFortunately there's no risk of declining population, except in rare/brief circumstances. Why alarmism over falling birthrates is misplaced.
- RestlessMind 1y agoGenuine question - what is your retirement plan? I have seriously looked and didn't find one yet which doesn't need population growth and/or productivity growth.
- PaulHoule 1y agoOne way or another there is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dependency_ratio https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dependency_ratio and it affects all the ways you might retire, no matter if it is "my children will take care of me", "my government will take care of me", "my mutual funds will take care of me". The situation gets more favorable with more population/economic growth, is difficult in the steady state, and is atrocious in a state of decline. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logan%27s_Run_(film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logan%27s_Run_(film)
- mixmastamyk 1y agoMy personal plan, or one for everyone? I don’t have a pension. I do have a 401k/ira, and would prefer my social security taxes were in there as well. Lower population would help the housing crisis, which is a huge tax on everyone. Own a home and a garden.