<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:#000000">1% - I'll bet that makes the people in charge of estimating pensions and such very nervous. Our kids have to support us in our old age.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:#000000"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:#000000">I wonder what in the U.S. would have happened if SS amassed large balances rather than just paying SS and Medicare out of current income - an actual fund, that is. bill w</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Oct 26, 2024 at 1:47 AM Kelly Anderson via extropy-chat <<a href="mailto:extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org">extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Oct 25, 2024 at 5:57 AM William Flynn Wallace via extropy-chat <<a href="mailto:extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org" target="_blank">extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(0,0,0)">I am familiar with the theory that in undeveloped countries, the more they get food-secure, the fewer babies they have.</div><div style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(0,0,0)">But what theory explains the countries like Canada? bill w</div></div><br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>One thing that is contributing to global depopulation is the trend towards living in cities. In the country, additional kids are free labor to help around the farm. In the cities, extra kids mean extra expenses. If kids can't contribute, then why have kids goes this line of reasoning.</div><div><br></div><div>The absolute worst country is South Korea. Their reproductive rate hovers right around 1.0 which is frighteningly low.</div><div><br></div><div>-Kelly</div><div> </div></div></div>
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