Surur t1_jdq4rnh wrote on March 26, 2023 at 8:58 AM

Think on this - many countries with below replacement birth rates will face this issue themselves due to people retiring and leaving the workforce and not being replaced.

Look at Japan - their workforce will drop nearly 40% in 40 years, and of course people live very long there.

So the minority of workers supporting the majority of non-workers will soon be a thing all over the world as the population continues to age and birthrates plummet.

Newhereeeeee OP t1_jdr2iiq wrote on March 26, 2023 at 3:02 PM

Do you see wages rising to allow people to be taxed more?

Surur t1_jdrad9y wrote on March 26, 2023 at 3:59 PM

The only reasonable way forward is for the tax burden to move from individuals to companies.

Newhereeeeee OP t1_jdrmyyz wrote on March 26, 2023 at 5:28 PM

Yeah I totally agree. Should’ve been the way forward ages ago tbf

SB-121 t1_jdvrs6c wrote on March 27, 2023 at 3:41 PM

European countries are already facing this problem, it's why their health and social care systems are teetering on the brink of collapse.

doobie042 t1_jdutm3y wrote on March 27, 2023 at 11:05 AM

So basically you are saying the current system is a ponzi scheme endorsed by governments requiring more and more people to keep contributing into it?

Surur t1_jduv10t wrote on March 27, 2023 at 11:21 AM

> So basically you are saying the current system is a ponzi scheme endorsed by governments requiring more and more people to keep contributing into it?

The current system being the thing called humanity, yes.

If humans did not take care of their elderly this would not be an issue.

But in Sweden they had a solution for this - it's called Ättestupa.