• Ann Archy@lemmy.world
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    20 hours ago

    Yes, this IS fine. There’s too many people on this fucking planet. The only reason this is considered a problem is because capitalism and the Bible says so.

    No other reason. Period.

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      20 hours ago

      While I half agree with you, that’s definitely not the only issue.

      Senior citizens become people to take care of, that won’t/can’t work and I don’t mean that in a “dear God consider the GDP” way, but literally just people who will not be contributing but still require services, in fact likely a lot more than normal.

      It ends up being a lot of neglected senior citizens dying in horrible ways.

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        19 hours ago

        Senior citizens become people to take care of,

        Children need more resources to raise than seniors take.

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          10 hours ago

          Not really. The unique expense for a kid is education compared to the old, and elder care can easily eclipse that.

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            9 hours ago

            Cost per child is $300k, $400k including college. The state (which means workers’ taxes) chip in an average of $17k / year for k-12 which is another $200k. That’s $600k per child, not including the free labor from the parents.

            The average savings for someone 65-74 is $200k. End of life costs are $155k for the last 3 years.

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          15 hours ago

          I suppose if you are just thinking about things like cost of formula, diapers, clothes, education. In terms of time spent, children take less and less one on one time as each year passes. They have a finite timeline of required care.

          The elderly become less and less independant, the care they require becomes more and more medical in nature, and there is no timeline. Someone with dementia can require around the clock medical care for decades.

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            9 hours ago

            An infant requires more constant care than a dying elderly. Parents are on rotation 24/7 for the first year. That’s more than elderly get in hospice.

            Moneywise it’s $600k for a child. $400k from parents. $200k from the state for the free k-12 education.

            Elderly on average have $200k in savings age 65-74 and spend $155k in medical costs their last 3 years.

            Children are more expensive in money and direct labor.

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            9 hours ago

            Average 64-75 have $200k savings and spend $155k for last 3 years.

            A child takes $600k. ($300k from parents. $100k college. $200k paid by state to cover the free k-12.)

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      17 hours ago

      Since more people in the world are in China and India you are probably wrong about it being the Bible. It is religious texts that encourage more reproduction for religious spreading to the masses and China just has more landmass so more people overall