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Originally Posted by Relentless
We have more people than we need. The number of people needed to produce more than we consume will continue to shrink. That is a simple fact. Until you solve that, the rest is just shuffling around and mumbling things that address symptoms without curing anything.
So, what's your solution to the problem? We used to have plagues and wars of attrition. We don't anymore. We refuse to limit population and many even fight the notion of birth control. When 25% of people aren't needed unemployment will hit 30+% and the problems will become much worse. No amount of spending cuts or taxes or both in the current system would solve that eventuality.
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it's NOT happening - dramatic changes like you are suggesting just don't happen in our society - because no political party is going to stick their necks out on issues that are sure to outrage and frighten the public. And screwing with SS, 4 day work weeks etc are idea that the public will not accept unless things totally unravel.
those type of changes don't come overnight, they come in baby steps over years and even decades.