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minus-squareBradleyUffnerlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up36·3 months agoSupporting the older, non-working, population is expensive. You need enough workers paying in to those systems that support them.
minus-squarechonomaiwokurae@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·3 months agoYeah, and not only paying in but actually working the labour intensive health/elderly care jobs.
minus-squarepeoplebeproblems@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·3 months agoSure, but that still sounds like a self-correcting problem.
minus-squarepoopkinslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·3 months agoThat scheme sounds familiar. If you drew a diagram to represent the repayment of investments, does it resemble a geometric shape?
Supporting the older, non-working, population is expensive. You need enough workers paying in to those systems that support them.
Yeah, and not only paying in but actually working the labour intensive health/elderly care jobs.
Sure, but that still sounds like a self-correcting problem.
That scheme sounds familiar. If you drew a diagram to represent the repayment of investments, does it resemble a geometric shape?