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People's Reaction to Birth Rates be like: (thelemmy.club)
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[–] 7 points 2 months ago (6 children)

The problem is we have retirement these days. And also the plague would've killed the old and frail leaving the young and capable behind. Whilst birthrate decline means there are less young people relative to old people. This burdens young people who have to take care of the old. A problem that didn't exist when all of the old people died.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago* (5 children)

    I suppose the worst case scenario is old people having to work because they cannot retire as soon.

    They are already saying it that new retirement ages would be in the 70s

    Not ideal, but far better than starving or being homeless because you don't have resources for so many people.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    So I'm paying taxes all my life so old people don't have to work but I might never be the beneficiary of this system myself

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago

    Yeah. Why not make the old people of today work to fix the mess they created? Oh wait, old people rule the world. They will just favor themselves and the rest isnt their problem. Like they have always done.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago

    But it turns into homelessness and death for the elderly when the average retirement age is 70 and the poor are retiring even later, long past their healthspan, and still lack savings or income to get relevant care.

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