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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
That problem is downstream of the demographic decline problem.
The welfare state has only been around for about 70 years. When it started, there were 8 working taxpayers for each 1 dependent. Today, most developed countries are at around 3 to 1, and the ratio is still dropping.
No government in any country has figured out how to address that pitiless math in a way that voters will accept. If voters won’t tolerate mass immigration, something else will have to give - substantial cuts to public services, substantial increases to taxes on working citizens, or both.
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Of course it's not just that. It's also billionaires and corporations who are perpetually receiving tax cuts at the expense of middle and lower class tax rates, services, and wealth.