Social Security, Medicare threatened as birth rate hits 32-year low

[Brian4Liberty]

Social Security, Medicare threatened as birth rate hits 32-year low

The U.S. birth rate hit a 32-year low in 2018, which could spell trouble for popular social programs for older Americans like Social Security and Medicare.

According to data from the National Center for Health Statistics at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 3.79 million babies were born in the U.S. last year – down 2 percent from the year prior. At the same time, the fertility rate dropped to a record low – remaining below the replacement level needed to maintain the population at current levels.

These new figures, released on Wednesday, mark the continuation of downward trends that have been occurring for a number of years. It will also exacerbate the fact that the U.S. is already considered an "aging society," where there are more older people than young ones. According to predictions from the U.S. Census Bureau, one in every five U.S. citizens will be aged 65 or older by 2030. At the same time, population growth was expected to meaningfully slow between 2017 and 2060.

As a result, social programs that rely on workers paying into them through income taxes, to support aging Americans, could experience an even bigger financial strain.
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More: https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/...te-32-year-low

[Brian4Liberty]

The pyramid schemers panic...

They will demand more immigration to replace the disappearing Americans, to keep the human pyramid (and their economic scams) growing.

Meanwhile, Netflix and Hollywood pump out “end of the world” despair movies and shows, while popular politicians tell everyone that the world is going to end in a few years.

[ATruepatriot]

The pyramid schemers panic...

They will demand more immigration to replace the disappearing Americans, to keep the human pyramid (and their economic scams) growing.

Meanwhile, Netflix and Hollywood pump out “end of the world” despair movies and shows, while popular politicians tell everyone that the world is going to end in a few years.

Kind of ironic. A social policy implemented by bleeding heart liberals being destroyed by other bleeding heart liberal social policies. Always turns out to be a lose lose situation from that base.

[Anti Federalist]

Kind of ironic. A social policy implemented by bleeding heart liberals being destroyed by other bleeding heart liberal social policies. Always turns out to be a lose lose situation from that base.

Was just coming in here to say the same thing.

[Anti Federalist]

They will demand more immigration to replace the disappearing Americans, to keep the human pyramid (and their economic scams) growing.

Only problem is they do not import smart, healthy, innovative and productive folks.

Yeah, try running a multi trillion dollar welfare state on water headed sub Sarahan 70 IQ idiots, peasant dwarf dirt farmers from Central America and left over white Wal Marx half-wits.

[Brian4Liberty]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iH_tsV752i0

[Zippyjuan]

Japan and Russia facing similar problems- declining birthrates. Japan's economy has stagnated for years and Russia's has been in decline. US economy growing more slowly as its population growth slows too (mostly growing due to immigration).

[Swordsmyth]

Immigrants from anti-liberty countries will only make the problem worse:

The primary cause of the west's demographic problem is kleptocracy

[timosman]

Don't we have laws on the books against Ponzi schemes?

[Zippyjuan]

Immigrants from anti-liberty countries will only make the problem worse:

The primary cause of the west's demographic problem is kleptocracy

https://www.migrationpolicy.org/arti...-united-states

The overall immigrant population continues to grow, but at a slower rate than before the 2007-09 recession. Recent immigrants are more likely to be from Asia than from Mexico, and are also more likely to have a college degree.

[Swordsmyth]

https://www.migrationpolicy.org/arti...-united-states

Which has nothing to do with what I said.

[Zippyjuan]

Which has nothing to do with what I said.

Sorry, reflexive response. "Immigrants only make maters worse".

[Swordsmyth]

Sorry, reflexive response. "Immigrants only make maters worse".

That isn't what I said:

Originally Posted by Swordsmyth

Immigrants from anti-liberty countries will only make the problem worse:

The primary cause of the west's demographic problem is kleptocracy

[Zippyjuan]

That isn't what I said:

Sorry, to be more accurate:

Immigrants from anti-liberty countries will only make the problem worse

Which countries were the "anti-liberty" ones again? Which ones are pro-liberty?

[AngryCanadian]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iH_tsV752i0

There are some families giving birth at homes. Some young people dont want start families until they have a economic condition.

[Swordsmyth]

Which countries were the "anti-liberty" ones again?

Most of them.

Which ones are pro-liberty?

Fewer all the time.

[oyarde]

Meh , only half again as bad as now . Currently only 6 in 10 americans even work , of those only 3 pay more tax than they receive so instead of 3 in 10 carrying the dead weight 1 1/2 will do it . Just going to need to work harder crybaby peasant babies , chop chop .

[Pauls' Revere]

And/or we can start killing off the elderly for green funerals to provide nutrients for food.

[shakey1]

Don't we have laws on the books against Ponzi schemes?

Nah, these things are quietly tolerated, accepted as the norm.

[shakey1]

And/or we can start killing off the elderly for green funerals to provide nutrients for food.

[Anti Federalist]

Which countries were the "anti-liberty" ones again? Which ones are pro-liberty?

Why are they coming here?

[NorthCarolinaLiberty]

Which countries were the "anti-liberty" ones again? Which ones are pro-liberty?

You're anti-liberty. That's all I need to know.

[Pauls' Revere]

Remember the death scene in Logans Run?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41tYQ18oK40