• tetris11@lemmy.ml
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    13 days ago

    Got a summary? I know the onus is on me, but I’m not likely to dig much further

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        13 days ago

        Yeah, but that’s only a problem if elderly orderlies is an underpaid job that no one wants, and if people can’t afford to live on it when choosing such a profession.

        If the economy adjusts or society adjusts such that caring for the elderly is a highly sought out and secure job that can easily pay a mortgage, what’s the issue?

        This is what I mean when I say they will crash and their economy will adjust.

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          There aren’t enough tax payers paying into the system to sustain the end of life care, retirement funds/pensions/social security equivalents that an elderly population that large. when you have a 1:1 ratio of people paying in vs paying out your assistance levels will be extremely weak.

          No nation can sustain that large of an elder population. It’s not economically viable.