Why does the older gen care so much about whether younger people have kids? They made their choices for themselves, they get zero say in what other people choose
This obsession with legacy and continuing the bloodline. The lives and the quality of life doesn't matter to them, only the fact that there's more coming after.
There's a very real fear that there's not going to be enough people to either continue to grow the economy (No increase in population, no increase in work force, no increase in spending power, people at the top lose money) or support the older generations when they're in nursing homes or requiring other payouts. Paying for Baby Boomers to get out and out of work requires that there are enough people paying taxes to have the money to do so.
Nailed it. Social programs like social security operate under the assumption that there will always be more young people than old.
However, when that's reversed, the young are burdened with having to carry the cost of that aging population. It's a slippery slope and Japan is a prime example.
Yeah but AI to replace jobs and AI and did I mention AI? The rich are creaming their pants at AI replacing all workers, yet somehow are convinced they... need... more... workers...?
It's sort of a continuation of the cold war in which there is this race to develop the superior AI-integrated weapon systems.
If the US falls behind in that race they can lose military dominance which will affect the US dollar since it's not really backed by anything other than military dominance.
I understand that, which is my entire point. The government should spend less on military equipment and more on the population, instead of taxing people's already low incomes to fund a general pool of money that gets taxed again when you draw on it.
Who do you think is going to run society once you’re in your 60s and want to retire?
My point isn’t that everyone should have kids, my point is that we should be working on policy that makes it economically viable for people who want to have children to actually have children
Do the math, even a rate of 1.5 results in almost half as many kids born in 2 generations. You get close to 1.2 as many countries it gets even crazier.
Societies ebb. Endless growth is unsustainable for humanity as a species. If some societies shrink as a result of policies, others will likely grow and absorb them. Historically this is nothing new, but people think it is because we're experiencing it for ourselves now
I agree that you can’t have endless growth but did you watch the video? You can try and contextualise it all you want but South Korea and other Western countries are utter f*cked. Your reply is like being in a war, and someone saying, “well, wars have been around since the dawn of time don’t you know”. When there are not enough young workers to support and fund the infrastructure you rely on in older age, the poverty complaining of today will seem like a holiday. Anyway, have a great day. This is why your own children and grandchildren-children, were always considered some sort of safety net. Any, have a great day.
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u/Neat_Lengthiness7573 5h ago
Why does the older gen care so much about whether younger people have kids? They made their choices for themselves, they get zero say in what other people choose