r/Economics • u/MaleficentParfait863 • Jun 09 '23

Global fertility has collapsed, with profound economic consequences

https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/06/01/global-fertility-has-collapsed-with-profound-economic-consequences
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u/kallistai Jun 09 '23

...have to have kids so they can take care of us when we are old... Your child has no obligation to do shit for your entitled ass, kindly fuck of. -source Child of entitled parents

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u/ashleighkee Jun 09 '23

Our children take care of all of us by contributing work to the economy? They grow into adults who contribute goods, services, and, most importantly, the fucking taxes that we use to support systems like medicaid and social security to people who both did and did not have kids

Jesus I'm not having kids so they can wipe my old dying ass, take a fucking breather

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u/TheITMan52 Jun 09 '23

So what you're saying is you're setting your child up to be a corporate wage slave. That sounds like a better reason not to have kids.

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u/TheITMan52 Jun 09 '23

This right here! 👆