Germany news: Childfree adults to pay more for elder care

Re:Germany news: Childfree adults to pay more for elder care by bpodgursky on Tuesday May 26, 2026 @12:07PM (#48281654)

Every rapidly aging country (most of them) will need to either do something like this, or deal with a total collapse of social services.

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Re:Germany news: Childfree adults to pay more for elder care by dude250711 on Tuesday May 26, 2026 @12:14PM (#48281752)

What about redistribution of housing and readjustment of older pensions?

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Re:Germany news: Childfree adults to pay more for elder care by enachtry on Tuesday May 26, 2026 @12:30PM (#48282004)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communism

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Re:Germany news: Childfree adults to pay more for elder care by azan_ on Tuesday May 26, 2026 @12:27PM (#48281958)

No, the solution is increasing pension age. Funneling money from young to elderly is the opposite of solution.

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Re:Germany news: Childfree adults to pay more for elder care by bpodgursky on Tuesday May 26, 2026 @01:24PM (#48282824)

I mean sure, but that's even less likely to happen.

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Re:Germany news: Childfree adults to pay more for elder care by azan_ on Tuesday May 26, 2026 @01:56PM (#48283262)

I don't think so. I believe that there will be some kind of breaking point and young people will just refuse to provide luxurious space communism for pensioners.

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