The right to breed

[boxy]

[Neferti]

True. Psychopaths are fascinating - as long as you don't get too close to them and just watch them from a distance.

Are you for real or is it your job to mix with nut cases?

I've never been to gaol, but have known a few ex inmates. They are extremely innovative and it's a pity their energy couldn't be directed more constructively - although I doubt too many career crims want redirection.

Glad to hear that you aren't an ex-con, Mantra. It's the Rellies, right?

[J.W. Frogen]

When my son moves out of the house I am leaving my wife and going all Jerry Springer in caravan parks throughout Australia.

I want to flood the world with the fruits of my booze soaked loins.

[Outlaw Yogi]

"I haven't committed a crime. What I did was fail to comply with the law."

- David Dinkins, New York City Mayor, answering accusations that he failed to pay his taxes.

[Outlaw Yogi]

cap the population
http://au.todaytonight.yahoo.com/articl ... population

[donniedarko]

Australia, like many other nations, is peering down the dark alley known as the ageing population 'crisis'.

Put simply, in the next generation, there will be a substantially larger proportion of the Australian population that is considered 'past-retirement age'. (ie instead of 10% of Aus being > 65 there will be 20+%)

So, we will have relatively less people to generate GDP in 20 years time.

So, we can either a) make everyone work till 75 which still leaves 10ish years of retirement with poor health, or b) import many many more overseas workers to keep our GDP-machine humming, or c) (to put it gently for our delicate ears) we can fuck like bunnies for our country.

Having only 2 kids per couple isnt quite enough, as some die or leave for overseas as workers or whatever.

[boxy]

Shouldn't each person today be able to produce much more than they could have 40 years ago? We are a much more mechanised society.

[donniedarko]

Shouldn't each person today be able to produce much more than they could have 40 years ago? We are a much more mechanised society.

40 years ago people didn't live till 85, having spent 20+ years in retirement and not contributing to GDP.

[boxy]

Yes, so it should all even out. A smaller percentage in the active workforce, but being much more productive per man hour. Shouldn't we be able to carry more unproductive members of society (ie. aged pensioners) now?

The answer is no... but that's mainly because we don't want to pay for it... not because we can't pay for it, IMO.

[donniedarko]

It doesn't even out unfortunately. Labour force participation is dropping as well in the 55+ age group - the Productivity Commission explains it better than I can.

http://www.pc.gov.au/projects/study/age ... /keypoints

The PC report states there would be little impact by 'plausible' increases in fertility rates, but I guess a marked drop in fertility rate wouldn't really help things a whole lot either.