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Fertility rate in England and Wales drops to new record low (www.heraldscotland.com)
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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Meh, a lower population is not a bad thing

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I mean yeah that's true, but what about having able-bodied workers to keep the goods going. Japan has a problem with an ageing population that they seem pretty worried about

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

It's only a problem in capitalist societies, where exponential growth for the altar of capital is a requirement.