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Re:The case for national paid maternity leave by viklove on Tuesday May 19, 2020 @03:53PM (#23239360)
Can't grow perpetually, can you? So why should we try to hit the max before we stabilize?

Basing an economy on an ever-growing population is foolish. We should plan better than that.

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Re:The case for national paid maternity leave by GordonS on Tuesday May 19, 2020 @03:59PM (#23239436)
I didn't mean to grow in perpetuity; I meant firstly a growth rate that replenishes the working age population, and secondly that makes sense for the size, density and economic state of the country.
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