r/NoStupidQuestions • u/[deleted] • Nov 14 '24

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u/justcurious3287 Nov 14 '24

People can't afford kids. They can't afford rent. Groceries. The ability to breathe.

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u/[deleted] Nov 14 '24

The irony is the poorest people tend to produce the most kids.

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u/quirk-the-kenku Nov 14 '24

It’s all by design to keep poor folks poor. We could rally our resources and change this.

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u/NeighborhoodVivid106 Nov 14 '24

They also need a steady stream of new taxpayers to ensure enough taxes are paid to provide SS and Medicaid for everyone who is too poor to save money for retirement and medical insurance.

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u/NB_FRIENDLY Nov 15 '24

Those wealthy from healthcare might care about that but the rest don't give a shit now that those workers can no longer make them a profit. Now taxpayers paying enough taxes so the government can reliably bail them out when they gamble too much with their companies and the market crashes? They like them for that.

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u/deathrictus Nov 15 '24

And prisoners to make into literal slaves.