Ageing population

[Bellcose]

Could i then claim that women are a burden on society

Probably since that group generally have fewer financial resources and they require - and deserve - society's support.

 

[divs4ever]

Probably since that group generally have fewer financial resources and they require - and deserve - society's support.

that would depend on how much their partner's super has been looted before she is entitled to the remainder

we have governments fixated on stripping assets from the recently deceased ( and maybe promise to help those legally entitled to to inheritance )

 

[sptrawler]

Well, to me it seems pretty straightforward that as the boomers retire, and need more and more care, we not only need the same number of workers to do all the jobs the boomers used to do, plus a certain number of carers to care for the aging boomers.

I don’t see how the math works with out increasing the workforce through immigration.

What solution do you suggest.

Maybe you and the missus could have a couple of kids?

And before you have a go at me, we had 4 kids and have 8 grandkids, so I've done my best, but my backs given up.

 

[Value Collector]

Maybe you and the missus could have a couple of kids?

No need, the global population is still growing, it’s easier to bring in a trained dentist than put me through the hell of raising one from scratch, .

Not to mention that I am of the opinion that as we get more and more automation, a smaller global population is probably a good thing.

I mean when you were born the global population was probably about 3 Billion, would it be that bad if in a world where robots can provide us most of the labour needed to produce all the products and services we need the population slowly started heading down from 9 Billion back to around 3 Billion.

Who knows in 100 years people might even stop ageing, and the death rate drops to close to zero, and we rely on a super low birth rate, where families just have 1 or none babies and wait till their 50’s to have their first , but in the mean time the global birth rate is positive, no need to rush into having babies.