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I just can't be fucked (lemmy.ml)
submitted 5 months ago by to c/politicalmemes@lemmy.ca
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[+] -17 points 5 months ago (21 children)

I hate to break it to you YuckyTom but no matter how you slice it a declining birth rate means a shittier situation for you in your retirement. Most people who think about anything other than retweets and boobs care about this.

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  • [–] 18 points 5 months ago (11 children)

    retirement

    lol. lmao even

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  • [+] -6 points 5 months ago (10 children)

    Ok, imagine I said twilight years.

    You may not "retire" but inevitably there will be a period before you die where you are less productive and generally less able than you previously were.

    When you reach this period, the more people there are being productive and paying taxes the better your circumstances will be.

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  • [–] 11 points 5 months ago (6 children)

    The more people there are being productive, the better off the billionaires will be. You are going to be fucked regardless.

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  • [–] -1 points 5 months ago (4 children)

    Don't you want to be less fucked?

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  • [–] 6 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    I don't think it matters much. My generation will have to come up with a retirement plan on its own and whether the government can cover 0, 10 or 20 percent of the basic cost of living makes almost no difference to me. I expect that I will basically have to cover everything on my own or maybe go to jail for free food.

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  • [–] 14 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

    I can assure you that our endless growth model will make things really shitty by the time I retire. In fact, it's possible our endless growth model has already made my retirement irreperably shitty.

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  • [–] 9 points 5 months ago* (2 children)

    Unless you've already retired, you likely never will.

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