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Re:U.S. population growth is slowing down. Here's why that's... by HappySweeney on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @10:22AM (#27037882)
I think he means national pension schemes such as Social Security or CPP. Longer lifespans and shrinking populations are both very detrimental to their returns.
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Re:U.S. population growth is slowing down. Here's why that's... by HDMI_Cable on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @09:57AM (#27049859)
That is a major problem in most developed societies. But if you were FDR, Truman, RB Bennett, or any other leader, then you probably couldn't have predicted demographic collapses 100 years in the future.
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Re:U.S. population growth is slowing down. Here's why that's... by anoncake on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @10:29AM (#27037968)
No matter how you organize it, pensioners use what is produced by the working population. PAYGO systems just make that explicit.
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Re:U.S. population growth is slowing down. Here's why that's... by WarOnPrivacy on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @11:02AM (#27038349)
Pensioners once produced what the pensioners of their generation consumed.

It's the same logic I offer to retirees+parents, who grump over having to support a school system.

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Re:U.S. population growth is slowing down. Here's why that's... by anoncake on Friday May 07, 2021 @07:47AM (#27074840)
Unfortunately, having so many retirees that pensions are a problem means there are too many retirees for your suggestion to be politically feasible.
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