Phanerothyme Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Because sensible women don't want a load of kids to look after. That's why. We need to get the population level back down to where it was in the 60s, when the infrastructure could cope with the people needing to use it. Make a start by bumping off all us older ones once we've lost our marbles and stop importing people who don't have the required skills. Problem solved. No comment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubydazzler Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Not very logical, since that idea wouldn't even come close to being a solution. You have a habit of posting rubbish. A child born in 1960 could expect to live for 52 years. Today, the figure is 69 years. By the middle of the century, it is likely to be higher still, well over 70. At the same time, people are having fewer children. In 1960, there were 33 births for every 1,000 people. The number has fallen to 20, and it is expected to decline further as people in the developing world have fewer children. 1960? Are you sure? Do you mean 1860? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melthebell Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 How many hours do you need to work to raise a child? none i was on the dole for the first 3/6 years of my daughters lives Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSmith Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 The occupants, however they should not be forced to pay more than is needed, as they are currently. (Perhaps in some form of corvee labour once they reach 18 ) Once housed by age 19 these people could then concentrate on the finer things, such as collectively having 2.1 children each and bringing them up to be well rounded individuals. That’s what happens now, I do agree we pay too much but that’s because the population is too big for the housing supply and some people have more than one house. Reduce the population and house prices will fall. Increase the population and prices will rise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melthebell Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 No comment! LOL i was gonna post rubes would be first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubydazzler Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 none i was on the dole for the first 3/6 years of my daughters lives That's just fudging the issue because it means the rest of us had to work extra on your behalf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chem1st Posted February 3, 2012 Author Share Posted February 3, 2012 If old gits like me and Ruby can work, why cant the rest of you? With less than 50% of the population working, and many of them doing non jobs, there is not enough necessary work to go around as it is. Structural unemployment is forced to exist and as such, the unemployed are incapable of employing themselves, they lack the land required to create the work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferno Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 1960? Are you sure? Do you mean 1860? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11281670 Many state pensions come from contributions made by current taxpayers - it's an arrangement called Pay as You Go. So on current policies, there will be fewer taxpayers to pay more pensions. Private pensions are different, but some economists think a smaller working population will tend to depress the value of financial assets and that will in turn affect pensions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balpin Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 none i was on the dole for the first 3/6 years of my daughters lives What have you done since then, mate. Hope all is well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubydazzler Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 LOL i was gonna post rubes would be first I wouldn't mind. No way they are getting me into one of those anterooms to hell, aka old folks homes. Big party and a Brompton cocktail at the end of the evening for me, thanks. I wont live that long anyway, my mother died at 56 and my father at 67, so hopefully, I won't be using up valuable resources that the rest of you need, so you can idle about for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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