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Originally Posted by rubecube
Can someone explain to me why a declining birth rate is a problem? I know I wouldn't mind a few less people in the city.
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Well, the current population demographics are such that there is a large sized population bulge in the baby boomer generation.
That generation is going to retire at roughly around the same time period, and without ample people to replace them, and ample people paying taxes to keep social programs going... the welfare state systems in place are going to be severely underserviced to meet the needs of that group of people.
Not to mention, me and people in our 20s are going to be feeling the crunch of it, possibly in the form of higher taxes or simply not have access to basic services.
Ideally you want to have a pretty stable population, with no "explosions" or anomalies in certain age groups to keep everything stable.