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How do these Natalists feel about the African continent?

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[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (6 children)

If 10 dependents per 2 workers (6 kids, 4 elderly) didn't crash the country in 1950, then having more workers per dependent in 2040 won't either.

The only people who suffer from a population decline are the idle wealthy because their income comes from skimming profit from the workers.

[–] RedAggroBest@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (5 children)

You keep bringing up the same point but do you plan on just letting seniors rot? We literally don't have the workers to care for the elderly AND run society. Demographic collapse is a real issue

[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world -3 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Seniors had care when there were less resources because families had 6 kids to raise. I showed that because children take up more resources than elderly that they not only wouldn't rot, but would have more care because the resources that went to children would go to them.

We literally don’t have the workers to care for the elderly AND run society.

Yet we can have the resources to raise kids that cost even more? That makes no sense.

[–] munk@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Seniors had care when there were less resources because families had 6 kids to raise.

Historically, this was made possible by unpaid care labor performed primarily by women and children.

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