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> i'd like to see subsidies for people to start families

Why?

population collapse is a big issue for the world. in the west we've become too savvy with just importing people to offset our falling birth rate, but this is causing lower birth rates and high brain drain in the countries we source from. its a global issue

Can't grow forever, and we shouldn't support forever growth.

you've been misinformed, likely by a teacher or professor. most of us have been at some point on this issue.

if a population pyramid is too top heavy, the economy won't be able to function

resources are getting more abundant as we get better at using them, not less, and we are at no risk whatsoever of running out of them. people are producing more resources per value with their work than ever before and its only increasing.

I've been misinformed that the planet can't support infinite people?

that's arguably a good thing

no its a terrible thing, you've been misinformed, likely by a teacher or professor. most of us have been at some point on this issue.

if a population pyramid is too top heavy, the economy won't be able to function

> people are producing more resources per value with their work than ever before and its only increasing

"Number has never gone down, therefor number will always go up" is an incredibly naive argument

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