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Sometimes we have those little epiphanies in the shower.. sometimes they come from other places. This is a home for those epiphanies.

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The real reason no govt can resolve the fertility rate issue is because none of them are farsighted enough (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works to c/showerthoughts@sh.itjust.works

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Everybody knows what needs to be done. Parenthood needs to be sustainable for the parents. There's just no political will to implement a policy that will only start paying off in 20+ years. Every politician kicks the can down the road, or implements half-hearted policies.

Edit: Just realised I posted this to the wrong instance comm 😅

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[–] iii@mander.xyz 1 points 1 week ago

So the population does need to grow in order to sustain economic growth

The argument is going round in circles, but never explains if nor why capitalism requires economic growth. Therefore it also does not explain if nor why it requires population growth.