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Re:The birthrate in the U.S. is the lowest it’s been in 30 y... by darawk on Thursday May 31, 2018 @10:00PM (#17202028)
I believe you mean that some theoretical structure vaguely like social security could work, in principle, without population growth. However, the social security system we actually have acquires its funds from the income of individuals.

You could structure social security as a tax on capital, but that isn't how it currently works.

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Re:The birthrate in the U.S. is the lowest it’s been in 30 y... by kartan on Friday June 01, 2018 @08:05AM (#17204495)
> You could structure social security as a tax on capital, but that isn't how it currently works.

Yes. 100% true. I just mean that it can be changed. It is not an economic constraint, but it is the current situation.

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